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... must all differ in Length ; so that there must at least be Syllables of five different Lengths : And this is what I mean by the natural Length of Syllables . How far , and in what Manner , this na tural Measure is diverfified in their ...
... must all differ in Length ; so that there must at least be Syllables of five different Lengths : And this is what I mean by the natural Length of Syllables . How far , and in what Manner , this na tural Measure is diverfified in their ...
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... must know very little of the Orthography , or Orthoepy , of any Language , who should divide the Words battle and borrow into Syllables thus , ba- ttle , bo - rrow , which they must do to pro- nounce them as Mr. Sheridan fuppofes ...
... must know very little of the Orthography , or Orthoepy , of any Language , who should divide the Words battle and borrow into Syllables thus , ba- ttle , bo - rrow , which they must do to pro- nounce them as Mr. Sheridan fuppofes ...
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... must be alfo quite un- necessary to infift farther on the Absurdity of thinking to link fuch a Number of Sylla- bles intelligibly together by one leading Ac- cent ; for when the Difference between the accented and unaccented Syllables ...
... must be alfo quite un- necessary to infift farther on the Absurdity of thinking to link fuch a Number of Sylla- bles intelligibly together by one leading Ac- cent ; for when the Difference between the accented and unaccented Syllables ...
Contents
Obfervations on the Defects and Perfection | 1 |
The Analysis of SPEECH | 19 |
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