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... Measure , that they necef- farily lofe their Expreffion when repeated in the fame Mode of Time as that in which they are fung . This is very common in Songs , and all Pieces written to Ballad Measures . Such Liberties are taken in this ...
... Measure , that they necef- farily lofe their Expreffion when repeated in the fame Mode of Time as that in which they are fung . This is very common in Songs , and all Pieces written to Ballad Measures . Such Liberties are taken in this ...
Page 176
... Measure , than in ten Thoufand ' others which might be mentioned , wherein that Measure is moft fcrupuloùfly preserved . That the Shortness of the Periods , or In- tervals betweeen the natural Pauses , really form , in a great Degree ...
... Measure , than in ten Thoufand ' others which might be mentioned , wherein that Measure is moft fcrupuloùfly preserved . That the Shortness of the Periods , or In- tervals betweeen the natural Pauses , really form , in a great Degree ...
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... Measure , of Propriety , especially where the Pauses are varied , and the Uniformity of the Couplet - Measure rejected . On the whole , it appears that , the Har- mony of English Verfe depends very little , in any Cafe , on its ...
... Measure , of Propriety , especially where the Pauses are varied , and the Uniformity of the Couplet - Measure rejected . On the whole , it appears that , the Har- mony of English Verfe depends very little , in any Cafe , on its ...
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