 Do you ride to town to-day ?" is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations, according as the emphasis is differently placed on the words. If it be pronounced thus : " Do you ride to town to-day ?" the answer may naturally be, " No, we send...  Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Seite 394von Hugh Blair - 1801Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 Seiten
...» holly. To give a common inftance ; fuch a ample queition as this: "Do you ride to town to-day?" is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations, according as the emphalis is differently placed on the words. If it be pronounced thus : Do jsu ride to town to-day... | |
 | 1792 - 494 Seiten
...wholly. To give a common inftance ; fuch a funple qucftion as this : " Do you ride to town today ?" is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations,...town today ? the anfwer may naturally be, No ; I fend myferuant in my ftead. If th.us ; Do you ride to town to-day .' Atifwer, No ; I intend to -watt. Do... | |
 | Jasper Adams, John Adams - 1793 - 358 Seiten
...wholly. To give a common inftance ; fuch a fimple queftion as this, " Do you ride to town to-day ?" is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations, according as the emphafisjs differently placed on the words. words. If it be pronounced thus : Do you ride to town to-day... | |
 | 1797 - 680 Seiten
...wholly. To give a common initance ; fuch a limpie queltion аз this : " Do you rule to town to-day?" is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations,...differently placed on the words. If it be pronounced thus : DOJOM ride to town to-day ? the anfwer may naturally be, No; I kaAmy/irvant in my uead. If thus ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 Seiten
...wholly. To give a common inftance : fuch a fimple queftion as this, " Do you ride to town to-day ?" is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations,...differently placed on the words. If it be pronounced thus : " Dojioa ride to town to-day ?" the anfwer may naturally be, " No, we fend a fervant in our ftead."... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 Seiten
...to town to-day ?" is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations, according as the emphasis is differently placed on the words. If it be pronounced thus : " Do you ride to town to-day ?" the answer may naturally be, " No, we send a servant in our stead." If thus : " Do you ride to town today... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 Seiten
...wholly. To give a common instance : such a simple question as this, " Do you tide to town to-day ?'' is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations, according as the emphasis is differently placed on the words. If it be pronounced thus : " Do yiu ride to town to-day... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 Seiten
...wholly. To give a common instance : such a simple question as this, " Do you ride to town to-day ?'' is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations, according as the emphasis is differently placed on the words. If it be pronounced thus : " Do you ride to town to-day... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 352 Seiten
...to town to-day ?" is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations, according as the emphasis is differently placed on the words. If it be pronounced thus : " Do you ride to town to-day I" the answer may naturally be, " No, we send a servant in our stead." If thus : " Do you ride to town... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 322 Seiten
...to town to day ?" is capable of no fewer than four different acceptations, according as the emphasis is differently placed on the words. If it be pronounced thus : '' Do you ride to town to day I" the answer may naturally be. " No, we send a servant in our stead." If thus : " Do you ride... | |
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