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... according to the Na- ture of the Subject , or their Importance in the Discourse or Compofition . Thirdly , In the Diverfifications of frong or weak , loud or foft , both Words and Sentences require a forcible or em- phatical ...
... according to the Na- ture of the Subject , or their Importance in the Discourse or Compofition . Thirdly , In the Diverfifications of frong or weak , loud or foft , both Words and Sentences require a forcible or em- phatical ...
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... ( according to Lord Kaims , Say , Mason , and Others ) by the Accent , how can it be pretended , that Accent hath only to do cither with the Acutenefs or Gravity of the Tone , or with the Length , of a Syllable ? E 4 I think I think it ...
... ( according to Lord Kaims , Say , Mason , and Others ) by the Accent , how can it be pretended , that Accent hath only to do cither with the Acutenefs or Gravity of the Tone , or with the Length , of a Syllable ? E 4 I think I think it ...
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... according to others ; but in giv- ing it Force , or pronouncing it full and loud . It is true that , to pronounce a Syllable as full and loud as poffible , we must give it its whole natural Length ; but if this be H 4 ex- exceeded , the ...
... according to others ; but in giv- ing it Force , or pronouncing it full and loud . It is true that , to pronounce a Syllable as full and loud as poffible , we must give it its whole natural Length ; but if this be H 4 ex- exceeded , the ...
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