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... tion and Meaning of each Sentence . Were a good Actor also a juft Reader , he would certainly excel all other Readers ; as that would be habitual to him , which in others must be the Effect of Art ; than which nothing is more difficult ...
... tion and Meaning of each Sentence . Were a good Actor also a juft Reader , he would certainly excel all other Readers ; as that would be habitual to him , which in others must be the Effect of Art ; than which nothing is more difficult ...
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... tion ( i . e . what they remember to have been taught ) than from their real Igno- rance of the World , or what they have ftill to learn . And hence it is , that in applying the Acquifitions made in their Education to any good Purpose ...
... tion ( i . e . what they remember to have been taught ) than from their real Igno- rance of the World , or what they have ftill to learn . And hence it is , that in applying the Acquifitions made in their Education to any good Purpose ...
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... dif- ferent Tone . But this Doctrine being refuted in the preceding Sec- tion , the Inference drawn from it of Course falls to the Ground . Dif Different Nations frequently annex a dif- ferent Sound to the 32 Of Articulation .
... dif- ferent Tone . But this Doctrine being refuted in the preceding Sec- tion , the Inference drawn from it of Course falls to the Ground . Dif Different Nations frequently annex a dif- ferent Sound to the 32 Of Articulation .
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... tion made long , and the other short , they will not be equally diftinct ; but the long one will be heard fo much plainer , as it will be heard longer than the other . For it is to be observed , that in human Speech , though the primary ...
... tion made long , and the other short , they will not be equally diftinct ; but the long one will be heard fo much plainer , as it will be heard longer than the other . For it is to be observed , that in human Speech , though the primary ...
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... fon , however , is founded on the Suppofi- tion , that the Tone of the Voice is altered by Articulation ; which being falfe , the Reafon Reafon of Course falls to the Ground . The true 42 Of the Length of Syllables .
... fon , however , is founded on the Suppofi- tion , that the Tone of the Voice is altered by Articulation ; which being falfe , the Reafon Reafon of Course falls to the Ground . The true 42 Of the Length of Syllables .
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