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Page iii
... style should be compressed , that its principles should be more fully developed , and its omissions sup- plied . This is what the Author of the present work has endeavoured to do ; he has taken the Elements as his basis , and has ...
... style should be compressed , that its principles should be more fully developed , and its omissions sup- plied . This is what the Author of the present work has endeavoured to do ; he has taken the Elements as his basis , and has ...
Page 11
... style , or to the manner of delivery . In the two former views , it refers to the selection and arrangement of such arguments , illustrations , and language , as are most likely to have the effect of convincing or persuading those whom ...
... style , or to the manner of delivery . In the two former views , it refers to the selection and arrangement of such arguments , illustrations , and language , as are most likely to have the effect of convincing or persuading those whom ...
Page 16
... , according to the nature of the style , and the in- timacy or remoteness of the connexion which subsists between the sentences . Thus in the fol- lowing passage : The bounty displayed in the earth , equals the gran- 16 PAUSE .
... , according to the nature of the style , and the in- timacy or remoteness of the connexion which subsists between the sentences . Thus in the fol- lowing passage : The bounty displayed in the earth , equals the gran- 16 PAUSE .
Page 55
... ; but the word unbroken is supplied before silence , not to improve this writer's style , but to render the sentence a perfect illustra- tion of the rule . and every one will perceive how much it loses in MELODIOUS INFLECTION . 55.
... ; but the word unbroken is supplied before silence , not to improve this writer's style , but to render the sentence a perfect illustra- tion of the rule . and every one will perceive how much it loses in MELODIOUS INFLECTION . 55.
Page 131
... style , the style is excellent ; The sense they humbly take upon content . There is perhaps no line which is more liable to be read wrong by indifferent readers , than the following : And grandeur , a magnificent abode . Most school ...
... style , the style is excellent ; The sense they humbly take upon content . There is perhaps no line which is more liable to be read wrong by indifferent readers , than the following : And grandeur , a magnificent abode . Most school ...
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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