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... hast thou for- gotton Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy ? As with a sword in my \ bones mine enemies reproach me , while they say daily unto me , Where is thy God ? Why art thou cast \ \ \ down , O my soul ? and ...
... hast thou for- gotton Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy ? As with a sword in my \ bones mine enemies reproach me , while they say daily unto me , Where is thy God ? Why art thou cast \ \ \ down , O my soul ? and ...
Page 77
... hast thou | echoed the | deep sigh of | sadness , That | e'en in thy | mirth it will | steal from thee | still.Z ... has an ear , that there is a regular rhythmus in poetry , and on the necessity of attending to this , if we wish ...
... hast thou | echoed the | deep sigh of | sadness , That | e'en in thy | mirth it will | steal from thee | still.Z ... has an ear , that there is a regular rhythmus in poetry , and on the necessity of attending to this , if we wish ...
Page 97
... thou hast learnt to rail ; i . e . I see thou hast learnt to rail at least , though * See Walker's Elocution , p . 118. It is surprising that this acute writer should not have perceived that , in illustrating the above example from the ...
... thou hast learnt to rail ; i . e . I see thou hast learnt to rail at least , though * See Walker's Elocution , p . 118. It is surprising that this acute writer should not have perceived that , in illustrating the above example from the ...
Page 98
... thou hast acquired any thing better . ر Thou hast one comfort , friend , said I , at least , in the loss of thy poor beast . I am sure thou hast been ر a merciful master to him ; i . e . thou hast this consolation , if I must allow ...
... thou hast acquired any thing better . ر Thou hast one comfort , friend , said I , at least , in the loss of thy poor beast . I am sure thou hast been ر a merciful master to him ; i . e . thou hast this consolation , if I must allow ...
Page 121
... thou hast mercy . - Cowper . VI . The plaintive and poetical . This has been noticed before when treating of the series , p . 58 . EXAMPLE . I will suppose his summons from life to arrive , In this and the preceding example there is ...
... thou hast mercy . - Cowper . VI . The plaintive and poetical . This has been noticed before when treating of the series , p . 58 . EXAMPLE . I will suppose his summons from life to arrive , In this and the preceding example there is ...
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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