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Page 55
... Quantity , in direct Oppofition to our own Ears , and the Dictates of com- mon Sense ? + If Quantity be , as Mr. Johnfon , Mr. Sheridan , and Others fay , " the Measure of Time in pronouncing a Syl- " lable , " and if that Quantity be ...
... Quantity , in direct Oppofition to our own Ears , and the Dictates of com- mon Sense ? + If Quantity be , as Mr. Johnfon , Mr. Sheridan , and Others fay , " the Measure of Time in pronouncing a Syl- " lable , " and if that Quantity be ...
Page 101
... Quantity of the Syllables , un- lefs fuch a Mode fhould contradict any general Rule or established Mode of Pro- nunciation in our own Tongue : In which Cafe , the Propriety of abiding by a ... Quantity of Verfe . ΙΟΙ in the Quantity of Verfe.
... Quantity of the Syllables , un- lefs fuch a Mode fhould contradict any general Rule or established Mode of Pro- nunciation in our own Tongue : In which Cafe , the Propriety of abiding by a ... Quantity of Verfe . ΙΟΙ in the Quantity of Verfe.
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... Quantity , took place , in fuch Languages as would admit of it , in Proportion as the People grew civilized , and the Arts began to make themselves known . Hence in the polished Nations of ancient Greece and Rome , we find the Mode of ...
... Quantity , took place , in fuch Languages as would admit of it , in Proportion as the People grew civilized , and the Arts began to make themselves known . Hence in the polished Nations of ancient Greece and Rome , we find the Mode of ...
Contents
Obfervations on the Defects and Perfection | 1 |
The Analysis of SPEECH | 19 |
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