Elements of Elocution in which the Principles of Reading and Speaking are Investigated ...: To which is Added a Complete System of the Passions, Showing how They Affect the Countenance, Tone of Voice, and Gesture of the Body. Exemplified by a Copious Selection of the Most Striking Passages of ShakespeareD. Mallory, 1810 - 379 էջ |
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... observed , that these rules , though sufficient to pre- vent confusion in writing , are very inadequate to the ... observe , that when I contend for the propriety , and even necessity , of pausing , where we find no points in writing or ...
... observed , that these rules , though sufficient to pre- vent confusion in writing , are very inadequate to the ... observe , that when I contend for the propriety , and even necessity , of pausing , where we find no points in writing or ...
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... observed , that pausing is regulated by two circumstances ; one is , conveying ideas distinctly by separating such as are distinct , and uniting such as are associated ; the other is , forming the words that convey these ideas into such ...
... observed , that pausing is regulated by two circumstances ; one is , conveying ideas distinctly by separating such as are distinct , and uniting such as are associated ; the other is , forming the words that convey these ideas into such ...
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... observations have any solidity , we may perceive how few are the grammatical connections which absolutely refuse a suspension of pronuncia- tion , for the sake of breathing , where precision or energy require it : it is certainly to be ...
... observations have any solidity , we may perceive how few are the grammatical connections which absolutely refuse a suspension of pronuncia- tion , for the sake of breathing , where precision or energy require it : it is certainly to be ...
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... observation , that long sentences require a greater quantity of breath , and a much more forcible exertion in the lungs , than such sentences as are short . The folly of this opinion must evidently appear to those who have taken notice ...
... observation , that long sentences require a greater quantity of breath , and a much more forcible exertion in the lungs , than such sentences as are short . The folly of this opinion must evidently appear to those who have taken notice ...
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... observe , that it is not the perfect sense , formed by the preceding members , that determines a sen- tence to be loose : because succeeding members may be so necessarily connected with those that precede , notwithstanding the preceding ...
... observe , that it is not the perfect sense , formed by the preceding members , that determines a sen- tence to be loose : because succeeding members may be so necessarily connected with those that precede , notwithstanding the preceding ...
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adjective admit agreeable antithesis antithetick object cadence Cæsar cæsura called Cicero colon comma commencing connected convey couplet Demosthenes different inflections distinction distinguish emphasis emphatick words Euboea example expressed eyes Fair Penitent falling inflection flection following sentence force former give harmony hath heaven Ibid idea inflection of voice interrogative words Julius Cæsar kind last member last word latter loose sentence lower tone manner marked meaning mind modifying words monotone musick nature necessarily necessary nounced observed Oroonoko Othello parenthesis particular passage passion perceive perfect sense period phasis pleasure preceding pronounced pronunciation prose publick punctuation question reader reading require the falling require the rising rising inflection Rule seems semicolon shew short pause slide soul sound speaker speaking Spect Spectator stress substantive syllable taste tence thee thing thou tion tone of voice unaccented variety verb verse whole Winter's Tale