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... still hold , and the Strefs laid on the accented Words of one Syllable is the greatest ; on those of two Syllables the next ; and so on to Polyfyllables of any Number . By the way it is to be obférved , that when I fay the Strefs will ...
... still hold , and the Strefs laid on the accented Words of one Syllable is the greatest ; on those of two Syllables the next ; and so on to Polyfyllables of any Number . By the way it is to be obférved , that when I fay the Strefs will ...
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... still preferving the Mode of Time ; this would only make their Speaking still more re- femble Singing . And , if we may form any Judgment of the Effects of vocal Mufic among the Ancients , from what we find among the Moderns , we shall ...
... still preferving the Mode of Time ; this would only make their Speaking still more re- femble Singing . And , if we may form any Judgment of the Effects of vocal Mufic among the Ancients , from what we find among the Moderns , we shall ...
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... fucceed each other . Thus the Words of a Greek or Latin Verse might , in many Cafes , be totally tran- fpofed ; yet if the Number and Order of N 3 the the Feet remained the fame , the Verfe might still of English Verfe .
... fucceed each other . Thus the Words of a Greek or Latin Verse might , in many Cafes , be totally tran- fpofed ; yet if the Number and Order of N 3 the the Feet remained the fame , the Verfe might still of English Verfe .
Contents
Obfervations on the Defects and Perfection | 1 |
The Analysis of SPEECH | 19 |
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Accent according admit alfo alſo ancient appear articulate Attention Author better bles Cafe called common Compofition conceive confidered confifts Confonant depends diftinct divided Effect Emphaſis emphatical Engliſh equally evident Expreffion fall fame Feet fhall fhort fhould fimple firſt fome Force former frequently fuch fuppofe give greater hand Harmony hath Hence Idea Importance Inftance Kind laid Language latter laying Length Line loud Manner Meaning Meaſure merely Method Mind Mode moft moſt Mufic muſt natural never Note Numbers obferved Objects Order Paffage Paffions particular Paufe Pauſe Perfons Place Poetry Poets Point Power pronounced Pronunciation Propriety Quantity Reader Reading Reaſon reciting regard require Rhime Rules Senfe Sentence Sheridan ſhort Sound Speaker Speaking Speech Subject Succeffion Syllables thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe tion Tone Tongue true Utterance Verfe Verſes Voice Vowel whole Words Writer written