A Grammar of Elocution1833 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 5
Page 96
... phatic word . EXAMPLES . He cannot write good books even for children ; i . e . much less can he write them for men . The labour of years is insufficient for a complete reformation ; i . e . much more is the labour of days or months ...
... phatic word . EXAMPLES . He cannot write good books even for children ; i . e . much less can he write them for men . The labour of years is insufficient for a complete reformation ; i . e . much more is the labour of days or months ...
Page 101
... is a perversion ; it is an immense evil to have \ \ \ wrong ideas thus fastened upon the language of the \ In this sentence evil is clearly the most em- phatic. sacred writers . young were reverent . EMPHASIS OF SENSE . 101.
... is a perversion ; it is an immense evil to have \ \ \ wrong ideas thus fastened upon the language of the \ In this sentence evil is clearly the most em- phatic. sacred writers . young were reverent . EMPHASIS OF SENSE . 101.
Page 102
Rev. Samuel Wood. In this sentence evil is clearly the most em- phatic word , and those which follow must have falling inflections , but no emphasis . / Must we , in your person , crown the author of the public calamities , or must we ...
Rev. Samuel Wood. In this sentence evil is clearly the most em- phatic word , and those which follow must have falling inflections , but no emphasis . / Must we , in your person , crown the author of the public calamities , or must we ...
Page 111
... phatic word . We have an instance of it in the words description and intolerable in the following passage : Irksome beyond all powers of description was Hes- ter's life from this day forward . It would have been perfectly intolerable ...
... phatic word . We have an instance of it in the words description and intolerable in the following passage : Irksome beyond all powers of description was Hes- ter's life from this day forward . It would have been perfectly intolerable ...
Page 114
... phatic word following it . EXAMPLES . ر The evils which futurity has in store for us must be endured . If an officer were commanded to pull his own father out of this house , he | mus must do it ; he | dares not disobey : immediate ...
... phatic word following it . EXAMPLES . ر The evils which futurity has in store for us must be endured . If an officer were commanded to pull his own father out of this house , he | mus must do it ; he | dares not disobey : immediate ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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