The Progressive Fifth, Or, Elocutionary Reader: In which the Principles of Elocution are Illustrated by Reading Exercises in Connection with the Rules : for the Use of Schools and AcademiesOliver Ellsworth, 1864 - 504 Seiten |
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... usually becomes mutable , when the vowel is preceded by a sub - vocal ; as in gratitude . QUESTIONS . What does quantity denote as applied to syllables ? What is said of quantity with reference to the relative prolongation of successive ...
... usually becomes mutable , when the vowel is preceded by a sub - vocal ; as in gratitude . QUESTIONS . What does quantity denote as applied to syllables ? What is said of quantity with reference to the relative prolongation of successive ...
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... usually in all language , requiring a rapid movement . It may occur either on immutable , mutable , or indefinite syllables . EXAMPLES . 1. Hold there , the other quick replies , 2 . ' Tis green , i saw it with these eyes . I've seen it ...
... usually in all language , requiring a rapid movement . It may occur either on immutable , mutable , or indefinite syllables . EXAMPLES . 1. Hold there , the other quick replies , 2 . ' Tis green , i saw it with these eyes . I've seen it ...
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... usually occurs on syllables of long quantity , it is called the Coм- POUND STRESS , and may be illustrated thus : In - de ' : ed ! - NOTE 4. The compound stress is employed in the utterance of language of surprise ; and frequently in ...
... usually occurs on syllables of long quantity , it is called the Coм- POUND STRESS , and may be illustrated thus : In - de ' : ed ! - NOTE 4. The compound stress is employed in the utterance of language of surprise ; and frequently in ...
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... usually occurs on the indefinite . EXAMPLES . 1. To arms , to ARMS , ye brave ! The patriot sword unsheathe ; March on , MARCH ON , all hearts resolved On liberty or death . 2. Awake ! arise ! or be forever fallen ! 6. When the vowel ...
... usually occurs on the indefinite . EXAMPLES . 1. To arms , to ARMS , ye brave ! The patriot sword unsheathe ; March on , MARCH ON , all hearts resolved On liberty or death . 2. Awake ! arise ! or be forever fallen ! 6. When the vowel ...
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... usually occurs in words of more than two syllables , called the secondary accent . It is less forcible than the primary , and is marked thus ( " ) ; as in com " po - si'tion . THE PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFICATION . - ANON . [ In the ...
... usually occurs in words of more than two syllables , called the secondary accent . It is less forcible than the primary , and is marked thus ( " ) ; as in com " po - si'tion . THE PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFICATION . - ANON . [ In the ...
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accent Amphibrach anapestic ancient ancient Greece arms beauty behold blank-verse blessings born bright Cæsar called character circumflex clause clouds consist dactylic darkness death decemvir deep denote direct question earth elementary sounds emotions emphasis emphatic emphatic series epic poetry eternal EXERCISE expressed falling inflection father feel feet genius Give an example glory grave hand happy hast hath head heard heart heaven hills honor iambic iambus Julius Cæsar kind king labor land language LESSON liberty light live long syllable look Lord measure ment Metonymy mighty mind mountain nature never night NOTE o'er open vowel pause pitch poetic poetic feet poetry pronouncing pupil requires rising inflection Roman Rome rule Saladin sentence silent soul speak spirit Spondee stars stress sub-vocals sublime Synecdoche thee thine thing thought tion tribrach trochaic trochee utterance verse virtue voice waves words
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Seite 274 - I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.
Seite 479 - Form! Risest from forth thy silent sea of pines, How silently! Around thee and above Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black, An ebon mass: methinks thou piercest it, As with a wedge! But when I look again, It is thine own calm home, thy crystal shrine, Thy habitation from eternity! 0 dread and silent Mount! I gazed upon thee, Till thou, still present to the bodily sense, Didst vanish from my thought: entranced in prayer 1 worshipped the Invisible alone.
Seite 338 - Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene...
Seite 471 - Shylock, we would have moneys :' you say so ; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold : moneys is your suit. What should I say to you ? Should I not say, ' Hath a dog money ? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats?
Seite 235 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid; Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Seite 424 - Liberty first and Union afterwards ; but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable.
Seite 470 - And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own. Well then, it now appears you need my help: Go to, then; you come to me, and you say 'Shylock, we would have moneys...
Seite 470 - Signior Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my moneys and my usances : Still have I borne it with a patient shrug, For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own.
Seite 253 - Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Seite 192 - O ye gods, ye gods ! must I endure all this ? BRU. All this ! ay, more : fret till your proud heart break ; Go show your slaves how choleric you are, And make your bondmen tremble. Must I budge ? Must I observe you ? must I stand and crouch Under your testy humour ? By the gods, You shall digest the venom of your spleen, Though it do split you ; for, from this day forth, I '11 use you for my mirth, yea, for my laughter, When you are waspish.