The Original Rhythmical Grammar of the English LanguageGeorg Olms Verlag, 1976 - 348 páginas |
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... reason of this ? Are we better judges of music than of speech ? Is it of more importance , in a liberal course of educa- tion , to be able to sing well than to speak well ? Is it a more rare accomplishment to excel in singing than in ...
... reason of this ? Are we better judges of music than of speech ? Is it of more importance , in a liberal course of educa- tion , to be able to sing well than to speak well ? Is it a more rare accomplishment to excel in singing than in ...
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... reason this virtue is so little the characteristic of mankind in general . A man whose mind is warp- ed by the selfish passions , or contracted by the narrow prejudices of sects or parties , if he does not want honesty , must ...
... reason this virtue is so little the characteristic of mankind in general . A man whose mind is warp- ed by the selfish passions , or contracted by the narrow prejudices of sects or parties , if he does not want honesty , must ...
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... reasons can you give why verse is more easily read than prose ? 41. Mention these reasons . 42. What are the feeblest and heaviest lines in our verse ? 43. Why is verse more easily committed to me- mory , and recollected with greater ...
... reasons can you give why verse is more easily read than prose ? 41. Mention these reasons . 42. What are the feeblest and heaviest lines in our verse ? 43. Why is verse more easily committed to me- mory , and recollected with greater ...
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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 English language equal Examples expression eyes force grace 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 notes o'er organic emphasis organs of speech passion peculiar pleasure poet poetry poize pronounced pronunciation proper proportion prose prosodians quantity reader reading and speaking rhetorical pauses rhythm Rhythmical Cadences rules scanning semibrief sense sentence Shakespeare sing Slow song soul sound speaker spoken language spondee sweet syllabic emphasis taste thee thou tion tone triple cadences trochee varieties verse virtue voice vowel words