A Grammar of Elocution1833 |
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... Melody of the English 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 ...
... Melody of the English 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 ...
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... melody for harmony , which he and most of his followers have used incorrectly . On this mistake Mr. Chapman has well ob- served , that , " Correctly speaking , no accents or inflections can be said to be harmonic , because one human ...
... melody for harmony , which he and most of his followers have used incorrectly . On this mistake Mr. Chapman has well ob- served , that , " Correctly speaking , no accents or inflections can be said to be harmonic , because one human ...
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... melody and good reading require . / They are wedded to opinions , full of contradiction / / / / and impossibility , and at the same time , look upon the / / / / / smallest difficulty in an article of faith as a sufficient / \ reason for ...
... melody and good reading require . / They are wedded to opinions , full of contradiction / / / / and impossibility , and at the same time , look upon the / / / / / smallest difficulty in an article of faith as a sufficient / \ reason for ...
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... passage the falling inflection is placed on flow and delight , for the sake of melody , as being the last words of the first member of a commencing series of two .. ( 61 ) CHAPTER IV . QUANTITY . THE third 60 MELODIOUS INFLECTION .
... passage the falling inflection is placed on flow and delight , for the sake of melody , as being the last words of the first member of a commencing series of two .. ( 61 ) CHAPTER IV . QUANTITY . THE third 60 MELODIOUS INFLECTION .
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... only of three . In forming the cadences , the melody which is produced will much depend on the ear of the speaker . He who has a good ear will naturally ? throw together so many or so few syllables ; he 84 ORGANIC EMPHASIS .
... only of three . In forming the cadences , the melody which is produced will much depend on the ear of the speaker . He who has a good ear will naturally ? throw together so many or so few syllables ; he 84 ORGANIC EMPHASIS .
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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