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... between SPEAKING and SINGING . 21 SECT . IV . Of ARTICULATION , or the Times and Powers of diftinct Voices . 31 SECT . V. Of the Length of Syllables in English . 36 SECT . SECT . VI . Rules for determining the natural Length.
... between SPEAKING and SINGING . 21 SECT . IV . Of ARTICULATION , or the Times and Powers of diftinct Voices . 31 SECT . V. Of the Length of Syllables in English . 36 SECT . SECT . VI . Rules for determining the natural Length.
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John Rice. SECT . VI . Rules for determining the natural Length of articulate Voices or Syllables . 45 SECT . VII . Of the Nature and Use of Accent . ? 54 SECT . VIII . Of the Seat of the Accent , and its pretended Ufe in the Formation ...
John Rice. SECT . VI . Rules for determining the natural Length of articulate Voices or Syllables . 45 SECT . VII . Of the Nature and Use of Accent . ? 54 SECT . VIII . Of the Seat of the Accent , and its pretended Ufe in the Formation ...
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... Voice . No ! in the one he muft roar like Thunder , and in the other fqueak like a Puppet . • The Story of the Painter who made his Pictures fine , because he could not make them beautiful , is well known : There are others , who to ...
... Voice . No ! in the one he muft roar like Thunder , and in the other fqueak like a Puppet . • The Story of the Painter who made his Pictures fine , because he could not make them beautiful , is well known : There are others , who to ...
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... Voice ; but these are made to fuc- ceed each other fo regularly , that what- ever he be repeating , it feems to be ftill the Burthen of the fame Song † . • This Error may be imputed , in a great Degree , to their dealing generally in ...
... Voice ; but these are made to fuc- ceed each other fo regularly , that what- ever he be repeating , it feems to be ftill the Burthen of the fame Song † . • This Error may be imputed , in a great Degree , to their dealing generally in ...
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... Voices , which being intended to exprefs and communicate our Affections or Ideas , muft , C 2 muft , to that End , be neceffarily uttered with Of Speech in general . 19 The Analysis of SPEECH Of Speech in general Of the vocal Part of ...
... Voices , which being intended to exprefs and communicate our Affections or Ideas , muft , C 2 muft , to that End , be neceffarily uttered with Of Speech in general . 19 The Analysis of SPEECH Of Speech in general Of the vocal Part of ...
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Accent alfo almoſt alſo ancient articulate Sounds becauſe bles Cafe compofing Compofition confifts Confonant Conftruction Converfation Cuſtom Deſcription Difcourfe diftinct diſtinguiſhed Emphaſis emphatical Engliſh equally Expreffion exprefs faid fame feem ferve fhall fhort Syllables fhould fimple fingle firft firſt foft fome fometimes ftill fuch fufficient fuppofe Glottis Harmony hath himſelf impoffible Inftance itſelf juſt lables laft Language laſt leaſt lefs Length loud Mafon Manner Meaning Meaſure metrical Feet Mode moft moſt Mufic muft muſt natural neceffarily neceffary nounced Numbers obferved Paffage Paffions Paufe Pauſe Perfons phatical Poetry Poets poffible prefent Profe pronounced Pronunciation Propriety Purpoſe Quantity racter Reader Reading Reaſon reciting refpect reft Rhime Rules ſay Senfe Senſe Sentence ſeveral Sheridan ſhort ſpeak Speaker Speaking Speech Spondee Strefs Succeffion ſuch ſuppoſe Sylla Syllables tence thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion Tone Trochees Underſtanding Uſe Verb Verfe Verſes Voice Vowel Words Writer