The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers : Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect, to Improve Their Language and Sentiments, and to Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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Page vi
... will find himself amply rewarded for every exer- tion he may think proper to make . To give rules for the management of the voice in reading ; by which the necessary pauses , emphasis , and tones may be discovered and put in practice , is.
... will find himself amply rewarded for every exer- tion he may think proper to make . To give rules for the management of the voice in reading ; by which the necessary pauses , emphasis , and tones may be discovered and put in practice , is.
Page vii
... emphasis ; tones ; pauses ; and mode of reading verse . NOTE -For many of the observations contained in this pre- liminary tract , the Author is indebted to the writings of Dr. Blair , and to the Encyclopedia Britannica . omme SECTION I ...
... emphasis ; tones ; pauses ; and mode of reading verse . NOTE -For many of the observations contained in this pre- liminary tract , the Author is indebted to the writings of Dr. Blair , and to the Encyclopedia Britannica . omme SECTION I ...
Page xi
... Emphasis . By emphasis is meant a stronger and fuller sound of voice , by which we distinguish some word or words , on which we design to lay particular stress , and to show how they affect the rest of the sentence . Some- times the ...
... Emphasis . By emphasis is meant a stronger and fuller sound of voice , by which we distinguish some word or words , on which we design to lay particular stress , and to show how they affect the rest of the sentence . Some- times the ...
Page xii
... emphasis be placed on any words , not only is discourse rendered heavy and lifeless , but the meaning left often ambigu . ous . If the emphasis be placed wrong , we pervert and confound the meaning wholly . Emphasis may be divided into ...
... emphasis be placed on any words , not only is discourse rendered heavy and lifeless , but the meaning left often ambigu . ous . If the emphasis be placed wrong , we pervert and confound the meaning wholly . Emphasis may be divided into ...
Page xiii
... emphasis on- ly , " Do you ride to town to - day ! " The following examples illustrate the nature and use of the inferior emphasis . " Many persons mistake the love , for the practice of virtue . " “ Shall I reward his services with ...
... emphasis on- ly , " Do you ride to town to - day ! " The following examples illustrate the nature and use of the inferior emphasis . " Many persons mistake the love , for the practice of virtue . " “ Shall I reward his services with ...
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