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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... but perseverance , and , perhaps , enthusiasm , at last brought it to a period . Without any breach of modesty , it may be asserted , that the general idea is new , curious , and important : and , without any false humility , 2 PREFACE .
... but perseverance , and , perhaps , enthusiasm , at last brought it to a period . Without any breach of modesty , it may be asserted , that the general idea is new , curious , and important : and , without any false humility , 2 PREFACE .
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... Period Page 17 19 25 27 31 39 70 71 73 78 88 91 92 97 Pronunciation of a Loose Sentence 99 the Antithetick Member 105 the Penultimate Member 106 the Series 112 the Simple Series 116 the Compound Series 121 the Series of Serieses 129 the ...
... Period Page 17 19 25 27 31 39 70 71 73 78 88 91 92 97 Pronunciation of a Loose Sentence 99 the Antithetick Member 105 the Penultimate Member 106 the Series 112 the Simple Series 116 the Compound Series 121 the Series of Serieses 129 the ...
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... period The colon marked thus- The semicolon The comma and those pauses which are accompanied with an al- teration in the tone of the voice , into The interrogation The exclamation The parenthesis marked thus ? The period is supposed to ...
... period The colon marked thus- The semicolon The comma and those pauses which are accompanied with an al- teration in the tone of the voice , into The interrogation The exclamation The parenthesis marked thus ? The period is supposed to ...
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... period . This is the most concise and comprehensive view I could possibly collect from the several authors , who have written on this subject . But it may be . observed , that these rules , though sufficient to pre- vent confusion in ...
... period . This is the most concise and comprehensive view I could possibly collect from the several authors , who have written on this subject . But it may be . observed , that these rules , though sufficient to pre- vent confusion in ...
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... periods ; for when the phrases are long , he says , we point high- er than when they are short . This confession is a sure proof , that the rules of these grammarians did not reach all cases ; and that , in speaking , they often found ...
... periods ; for when the phrases are long , he says , we point high- er than when they are short . This confession is a sure proof , that the rules of these grammarians did not reach all cases ; and that , in speaking , they often found ...
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Elements of Elocution in which the Principles of Reading and Speaking are ... John Walker Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1810 |
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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