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Page 64
... rhythmus is to keep by its pulsations all the cadences of an equal length . This will be best explained by an example . م What م م 1 م 1 holy strains a- round me P م ! well ירד م No wildly rude tumultuous | sound . Each of these lines ...
... rhythmus is to keep by its pulsations all the cadences of an equal length . This will be best explained by an example . م What م م 1 م 1 holy strains a- round me P م ! well ירד م No wildly rude tumultuous | sound . Each of these lines ...
Page 72
... Rhythmus may be defined the metrical arrange- ment of speech , agreeably to the following account of it by Mr. Steele ( Prosodia , p . 114 ) : " Rhythmus , " says he , " as it signified with the Greeks number , that is , the number of ...
... Rhythmus may be defined the metrical arrange- ment of speech , agreeably to the following account of it by Mr. Steele ( Prosodia , p . 114 ) : " Rhythmus , " says he , " as it signified with the Greeks number , that is , the number of ...
Page 73
... Rhythmus as fractional or ali- quot parts are to integers ; and it is the busi- ness of metre to adjust the quantities of notes or syllables contained in each cadence or bar : Rhythmus is to keep by its pulsation all the ca- dences of ...
... Rhythmus as fractional or ali- quot parts are to integers ; and it is the busi- ness of metre to adjust the quantities of notes or syllables contained in each cadence or bar : Rhythmus is to keep by its pulsation all the ca- dences of ...
Page 77
... .7 - Moore . From these examples it must be evident to every one who has an ear , that there is a regular rhythmus in poetry , and on the necessity of attending to this , if we wish to read verse in ORGANIC EMPHASIS . 77.
... .7 - Moore . From these examples it must be evident to every one who has an ear , that there is a regular rhythmus in poetry , and on the necessity of attending to this , if we wish to read verse in ORGANIC EMPHASIS . 77.
Page 78
... rhythmus in prose . It has been said , that " A regular rhythmus was reckoned such a fault in Oratory by the ancients , that Cicero and Quinctilian look upon a single verse as a blemish in prose , and an emphasis recurring at equal ...
... rhythmus in prose . It has been said , that " A regular rhythmus was reckoned such a fault in Oratory by the ancients , that Cicero and Quinctilian look upon a single verse as a blemish in prose , and an emphasis recurring at equal ...
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accent accident of speech acquire action adopt ÆNEID ÆSCHYLUS antithesis audience beginning cadence Cæsar called circumflex clause Commencing common common metre concluding Crotchet degree delivery discourse distinction Edition Elocution emphasis of force Emphasis of Sense emphatic word endeavour English EXAMPLES expressed Fair Penitent falling inflection flection following lines following sentence give graces Grammar Greek heaven heavy syllable HEBREW LANGUAGE human voice Interlinear Translation language Latin latter loud manner marked melody metre mind musical scale nature necessary observed organic emphasis passion perceive phasis phatic pitch pleasures poetry principal PROFESSOR pronounced pronunciation prose quantity Quaver reader reading and speaking require the rising rhythmus rising inflection rule simple series slide soft sound speaker spoken style syllabic emphasis taste tence thee thing thou hast tion triple triple metre variety verb verse vowels ر ر