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... Pause Of Quantity 293 Of Emphasis 296 302 § 5 . Of Tone 306 § 6 . Of Punctuation 309 CHAPTER 3 . Of Versification 325 $ 1 . Definition 325 $ 2 . Of Poetic Feet 327 § 3 . Of Poetic Pauses 343 $ 4 . Of Harmony , Melody , and Ex- pression ...
... Pause Of Quantity 293 Of Emphasis 296 302 § 5 . Of Tone 306 § 6 . Of Punctuation 309 CHAPTER 3 . Of Versification 325 $ 1 . Definition 325 $ 2 . Of Poetic Feet 327 § 3 . Of Poetic Pauses 343 $ 4 . Of Harmony , Melody , and Ex- pression ...
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... PAUSE , TONE , and PUNCTUATION . [ 282 ] § 1. Of ACCENT . Accent is a peculiar stress of the voice , laid on a certain letter of a syllable , or a certain syllable of a word , to distinguish it from the others . As , In the word but ...
... PAUSE , TONE , and PUNCTUATION . [ 282 ] § 1. Of ACCENT . Accent is a peculiar stress of the voice , laid on a certain letter of a syllable , or a certain syllable of a word , to distinguish it from the others . As , In the word but ...
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... pause , at the end of each word , as we leave a certain space , between words , in writing and printing . This , tho ' it might render words distinct , would make dis- course tedious , and sentences confused , which would , sofar ...
... pause , at the end of each word , as we leave a certain space , between words , in writing and printing . This , tho ' it might render words distinct , would make dis- course tedious , and sentences confused , which would , sofar ...
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... . In elegant and good pronunciation , a long syllable is considered to occupy twice the time of a short syllable : as , Māte , nōte ; mặt , not . 4. Asto syllables being long , or short , when PROSODY . Of Pause Of Quantity 293.
... . In elegant and good pronunciation , a long syllable is considered to occupy twice the time of a short syllable : as , Māte , nōte ; mặt , not . 4. Asto syllables being long , or short , when PROSODY . Of Pause Of Quantity 293.
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... PAUse . Pause in speaking , and reading , is a suspension or cessation of the voice , for a certain perceptible , or measurable space of time . 1. Pausés , are of two kinds , sentimental , and periodical , or final . I The sentimental ...
... PAUse . Pause in speaking , and reading , is a suspension or cessation of the voice , for a certain perceptible , or measurable space of time . 1. Pausés , are of two kinds , sentimental , and periodical , or final . I The sentimental ...
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accent accordingto active verb adding adjectives adverb antecedent anyother associated asto atonce auxiliary cæsura called casés changing clause comma compound conjunction consonant declension derived diphthong distinct elegant ellipsis emphasis emphatical end of words English English language express feet Future Tense gerunds govern grammar grammarians idea Imperative Mood Imperfect Tense Indefinite Tense Indicative Mood infinitive mood Interjections interrogative language letters Lord loved manner Myown nature nominative nöother nouns objective omitted outof pause perfect participle personal pronouns phrasés Pluperfect Tense plural Poss possessive pronouns Potential Mood preceding prefixing preposition present participle Present Tense principal verb pronunciation proper pure quantity relative RULE scholar sense sentence short signifies Sing singular soft somthing somtimes sound speaking speech Subjunctive Mood Substantives superlative syllable tensés term terminations theirown thing third person thou thro tion tive Triphthongs Trochees voice vowel writers
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Page 33 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village- Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...