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... depend merely on the Tone of Voice , fo its Articula- tion depends as little on its Force : For a very weak or low Voice ( though not fo au- dible , or to be heard at fo great a Distance ) may be equally articulate with the strongest or ...
... depend merely on the Tone of Voice , fo its Articula- tion depends as little on its Force : For a very weak or low Voice ( though not fo au- dible , or to be heard at fo great a Distance ) may be equally articulate with the strongest or ...
Page 79
... depends , and which is fo univerfal , that there is not a fingle Exception to it in our whole Lan- guage , when the Words are properly pro- nounced . How would Mr. Sheridan , for Inftance , pronounce the Words following ? Acquiefce ...
... depends , and which is fo univerfal , that there is not a fingle Exception to it in our whole Lan- guage , when the Words are properly pro- nounced . How would Mr. Sheridan , for Inftance , pronounce the Words following ? Acquiefce ...
Page 250
... depend upon Emphasis . " In other words it depends on the Senfe . But of what Nature is this Dependence ? and how is it pointed out by the Em- phasis ? I have before fhewn that , taking Tone in its ftrictest Senfe , it relates folely to ...
... depend upon Emphasis . " In other words it depends on the Senfe . But of what Nature is this Dependence ? and how is it pointed out by the Em- phasis ? I have before fhewn that , taking Tone in its ftrictest Senfe , it relates folely to ...
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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