The Original Rhythmical Grammar of the English Language: Or, the Art of Reading and Speaking, on the Principles of the Music of SpeechJ. Robertson, 1821 - 348 էջ |
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... considered as incurable impediments ; it will , however , be found , on proper examination , that very rarely , indeed , are any of them the consequence of physical organization , but have their origin in the causes above mentioned ...
... considered as incurable impediments ; it will , however , be found , on proper examination , that very rarely , indeed , are any of them the consequence of physical organization , but have their origin in the causes above mentioned ...
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... considered , with regard to language , and the wonderful effects , which , under proper management , it can produce , but are frequently unable to regulate its simplest tones . We find this defect prevalent in every kind of public ...
... considered , with regard to language , and the wonderful effects , which , under proper management , it can produce , but are frequently unable to regulate its simplest tones . We find this defect prevalent in every kind of public ...
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... considered as an imaginary distinction , unless accompanied with the practice of those generous virtues , by which it ought to be obtained . Titles of honour conferred upon such as have no personal mérit , are , at best , but the royal ...
... considered as an imaginary distinction , unless accompanied with the practice of those generous virtues , by which it ought to be obtained . Titles of honour conferred upon such as have no personal mérit , are , at best , but the royal ...
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... considered as deviations from what is the just standard of good speak- ing and reading , especially in public , which is at the rate of three syllables in a second of time ; or two and a half including the necessary rests or pauses ...
... considered as deviations from what is the just standard of good speak- ing and reading , especially in public , which is at the rate of three syllables in a second of time ; or two and a half including the necessary rests or pauses ...
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... considered as the only standard for measuring the English language . Books of high authority are daily issuing from the press , full of the most glaring absurdities of ancient grammarians , minutely applied to our own language.- The ...
... considered as the only standard for measuring the English language . Books of high authority are daily issuing from the press , full of the most glaring absurdities of ancient grammarians , minutely applied to our own language.- The ...
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accidents of language acute accent acute and grave Anapest ancient applied Arsis and Thesis Artificial Feet artificial prosody beauty called circumflex composed dactyl degrees Demosthenes diphthong distinct elocution English equal Examples expression eyes force full melody grace notes Grammar grammarians grave accent Greek and Latin Greek language guage heart heaven heavy and light heavy syllable honour iambus inflexions light syllables loud and soft marked meter monosyllables monotone nature nerally never nosyllables o'er organic emphasis organs of speech passion peculiar poet poetry poize pronounced pronunciation proportion prose prosodians quantity reading and speaking rhetorical pauses rhythm Rhythmical Cadences rules scanning scholar semibrief sense sentence Shakespeare sing Slow song soul sound spoken language spondee sweet syllabic emphasis taste thee thou tion tone triple cadences trochee varieties verse virtue voice vowel words