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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... Feet to English words . - Mode of measuring English Verse with Artificial Pro- sody , contrasted with the mode of measuring it with Musical Cadences . - Errors of English Prosodians , CHAP . XIV . General Rules for Accents inadequate to ...
... Feet to English words . - Mode of measuring English Verse with Artificial Pro- sody , contrasted with the mode of measuring it with Musical Cadences . - Errors of English Prosodians , CHAP . XIV . General Rules for Accents inadequate to ...
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... feet , or rather of five cadences of musical time , ex- clusive of rests or pauses , there will be half a bar or cadence of sound , at the beginning , and half a bar or cadence , at the end - that is , it will begin with light and end ...
... feet , or rather of five cadences of musical time , ex- clusive of rests or pauses , there will be half a bar or cadence of sound , at the beginning , and half a bar or cadence , at the end - that is , it will begin with light and end ...
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... feet , of various lengths ; and , of course , not reducible within the compass of equal periodical pul- sations like our cadences . For cadences always begin with heavy , and end with light ; consequently , between step and step , or ...
... feet , of various lengths ; and , of course , not reducible within the compass of equal periodical pul- sations like our cadences . For cadences always begin with heavy , and end with light ; consequently , between step and step , or ...
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... feet , which serve only to puzzle , and , were we to read by them , to destroy the rhythm . I am of opinion , that no language was ever spoken under so confined a proportion of quantities as two and one , for the long and the short ...
... feet , which serve only to puzzle , and , were we to read by them , to destroy the rhythm . I am of opinion , that no language was ever spoken under so confined a proportion of quantities as two and one , for the long and the short ...
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... feet , or artificial prosody , cannot answer in any suitable degree to rhythm ; for the commen tators have told us ... feet , is , to say the least of it , inac- curate and indecisive : and hence it may be demon- strated , that those who ...
... feet , or artificial prosody , cannot answer in any suitable degree to rhythm ; for the commen tators have told us ... feet , is , to say the least of it , inac- curate and indecisive : and hence it may be demon- strated , that those who ...
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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