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Page xiv
... cause many speakers have affected an un- ufual and pedantic mode of accenting words , laying it down as a rule , that the accenting fhould be caft as far backwards as poffible ; a rule which has no foundation in the conftruction of the ...
... cause many speakers have affected an un- ufual and pedantic mode of accenting words , laying it down as a rule , that the accenting fhould be caft as far backwards as poffible ; a rule which has no foundation in the conftruction of the ...
Page xv
... cause , that we so often hear perfons read with an improper emphasis , or with no emphasis at all , that is with a ftupid mono- tony . Much study and pains are neceffary in acquiring the habit of just and forcible pronun- ciation ; and ...
... cause , that we so often hear perfons read with an improper emphasis , or with no emphasis at all , that is with a ftupid mono- tony . Much study and pains are neceffary in acquiring the habit of just and forcible pronun- ciation ; and ...
Page xix
... the pauses which ought to be made in speaking . A mechanical atten- ion to these refting - places has perhaps been one chief cause of monotony , by leading the reader to an uniform found at every imperfe & t break b 6 to ELOCUTION . xix.
... the pauses which ought to be made in speaking . A mechanical atten- ion to these refting - places has perhaps been one chief cause of monotony , by leading the reader to an uniform found at every imperfe & t break b 6 to ELOCUTION . xix.
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... causes which gradually brought the house d'E **** in Britany into decay . The Marquis d'E **** had fought up againft his condition with grear firmnefs ; wifhing to preferve and ftil fhew to the world fome little fragments of what his ...
... causes which gradually brought the house d'E **** in Britany into decay . The Marquis d'E **** had fought up againft his condition with grear firmnefs ; wifhing to preferve and ftil fhew to the world fome little fragments of what his ...
Page 59
... pertains to feats of broils and battle ; And therefore little shall I grace my cause , In fpeaking for myself . Yet , by your patience , D 6 HOMES I will I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver , Of my CHAP . XIX NARRATIVE PIECES . 59.
... pertains to feats of broils and battle ; And therefore little shall I grace my cause , In fpeaking for myself . Yet , by your patience , D 6 HOMES I will I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver , Of my CHAP . XIX NARRATIVE PIECES . 59.
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