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... themselves on any Subject with Eafe , and in their own Way . Whereas , at prefent , there are comparatively but few Perfons capa- ble of committing their Sentiments to Paper with Facility and Propriety : Add to this , that they almost ...
... themselves on any Subject with Eafe , and in their own Way . Whereas , at prefent , there are comparatively but few Perfons capa- ble of committing their Sentiments to Paper with Facility and Propriety : Add to this , that they almost ...
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... themselves to the Study of proper Rules , and be conftant in the Practice of them . As to the Vices of Declamation , they may also be called Habits ; but , if more th .. lately lately acquired , are the more eafily ex- terminable . of ...
... themselves to the Study of proper Rules , and be conftant in the Practice of them . As to the Vices of Declamation , they may also be called Habits ; but , if more th .. lately lately acquired , are the more eafily ex- terminable . of ...
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... themselves , and to the Intervals of their Succeffion . " Be- caufe fome Syllables néceffarily take up more Time in the Pronunciation than others , on Account of the Letters com- pofing them : Some Words in a Sentence are lefs important ...
... themselves , and to the Intervals of their Succeffion . " Be- caufe fome Syllables néceffarily take up more Time in the Pronunciation than others , on Account of the Letters com- pofing them : Some Words in a Sentence are lefs important ...
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John Rice. come under this Head only as they effect the feveral articulate Sounds themselves : The fwift or flow Succeffion of thefe Sounds depending on the fentimental or fignificant Part of Pronunciation . SECT . IV . Of ARTICULATION ...
John Rice. come under this Head only as they effect the feveral articulate Sounds themselves : The fwift or flow Succeffion of thefe Sounds depending on the fentimental or fignificant Part of Pronunciation . SECT . IV . Of ARTICULATION ...
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... themselves with the fimple Divi- fion of Syllables into long and fhort ; pre- tending that two fhort Syllables are , with respect to Time , precisely equal to a long one . Nay , fome have gone fo far as to affert , that no greater ...
... themselves with the fimple Divi- fion of Syllables into long and fhort ; pre- tending that two fhort Syllables are , with respect to Time , precisely equal to a long one . Nay , fome have gone fo far as to affert , that no greater ...
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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