A Grammar of Elocution1833 |
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... Language . To these works the Author is indebted for all that he has thought it necessary to say respecting Quantity and Rhythm , and he would recommend them to the atten- tion of those who wish to enter more deeply into the subject ...
... Language . To these works the Author is indebted for all that he has thought it necessary to say respecting Quantity and Rhythm , and he would recommend them to the atten- tion of those who wish to enter more deeply into the subject ...
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... languages and of profane and sacred learning ; but in reading and speaking they have either no instruction at all given them , or such only as is very general and insufficient . They are supplied with abundance of learning , but as to ...
... languages and of profane and sacred learning ; but in reading and speaking they have either no instruction at all given them , or such only as is very general and insufficient . They are supplied with abundance of learning , but as to ...
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... language , as are most likely to have the effect of convincing or persuading those whom the speaker addresses ; in the third it includes the tones. * Cicero uses Elocutio to denote the choice and order of words ; and in this sense the ...
... language , as are most likely to have the effect of convincing or persuading those whom the speaker addresses ; in the third it includes the tones. * Cicero uses Elocutio to denote the choice and order of words ; and in this sense the ...
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... language nine sorts of words , called , in Grammar , parts of speech , so are there in spoken language five accidents , or properties . These five accidents of speech are Pause , Inflection , Quantity , Emphasis , and Force . PAUSE is ...
... language nine sorts of words , called , in Grammar , parts of speech , so are there in spoken language five accidents , or properties . These five accidents of speech are Pause , Inflection , Quantity , Emphasis , and Force . PAUSE is ...
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... language is plaintive and poetical , the rising inflection is more suitable . This will be evident from the following example : Behold him first when the days are come in which nature has no pleasure . At this comfortless season ...
... language is plaintive and poetical , the rising inflection is more suitable . This will be evident from the following example : Behold him first when the days are come in which nature has no pleasure . At this comfortless season ...
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accident of speech acquire action antithesis audible audience beginning cadence Cęsar cęsura called CHAPTER Cicero circumflex clause commencing series common common metre compound series Concluding Crotchet degree delivery discourse distinction Elocution emphasis of force emphasis of sense emphatic word endeavour example expressed Fair Penitent falling inflection flection following lines following passage following sentence give graces Grammar hath heaven heavy syllable human voice language latter loud manner marked melody metre mind musical scale nature necessary observed organic emphasis passion Paul the Apostle perceive phasis phatic pitch pleasures poetry pronounced pronunciation prose quantity Quaver reader reading and speaking require the rising rhythmus riety rising inflection rule simple series slide soft sound speaker spirit spoken style syllabic emphasis taste tence thee thing thou hast tion triple triple metre variety verb verse ر ر