 | 1791 - 298 pages
...from ils importance, the hearer has always the grcateft occafion to obfcrve , and this is neceflarily the root, or body of the word. But as harmony of termination freijuently nttraas the accent from t!ic root to the blanches of words, fo the h'rft and mo ft natural... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...wcrd in a.fentence ; fo, '.vhere'other reafons do not forbid, the accent always dwells with greateft force on that part of the word which, from its importance, the hearer has always the greateft occafion to obferve : and this is neceffarily the root or body of the word. But as harmony... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1807 - 1108 pages
...evidently points out the most significant word in a sentence, so, where other reasons do not forbid, the accent always dwells with greatest force on that part of the word which, from its 'mportance, the hearer has always the greatest occasion to observe ; and this is necessarily the root,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...evidently points out the most significant word in a sentence ; so, where other reasons- do not forbid, the accent always dwells with greatest force on that part...always the greatest occasion to observe : and this i» necessarily the root or body of the word. But as harmony of termination frequently attracts the... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 588 pages
...accentuation •f several English words. Accent generally dwells with greatest force and propriety, on that part of the word, which from its importance,...But, as harmony of termination frequently attracts th<S accent from the root to the branches of the word, so the first and most natural law of accentuation... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 594 pages
...accentuation «f several English words. Accent generally dwells with greatest force and propriety, on that part of the word, which from its importance,...occasion to observe ; and this is necessarily the root or bo* dy of the word. But, as harmony of termination frequently attracts the accent from the root to... | |
 | 1809 - 592 pages
...accentuation of several English words. Accent generally dwells with greatest force and propriety, on thai part of the word, which from its importance, the hearer...occasion to observe ; and this is necessarily the root or bo* «ly of the word. But, as harmony of termination frequently attracts the accent from the root to... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 352 pages
...evidently points out the most significant word in a sentence ; so, where other reasonsdo not forbid, the accent always dwells with greatest force on that part of the word wbich, from its importance, the hearer has always the greatest occasion to observe : and this is necessarily... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1815 - 382 pages
...points out the most significant word in a sentence ; so, where other reasons do not forbid, the acc'.ift always dwells with greatest force on that part of...branches of words, so the first and most natural law of accentuauon seems to operate less in fixing the stress than any other. Our own Saxon terminations,... | |
 | Burgiss Allison - English language - 1815 - 430 pages
...so, where other reasons do HOI forbid, the accent always dwells with greatest force on that part qf the word which, from its importance, the hearer has...the accent from the root to the branches of words, ьо the first and most natural law of accentuation seems to operate less m fixing the stress than... | |
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As emphasis evidently points out the most significant word in a sentence ; so, where other reasons do not forbid, the accent always dwells with greatest force on that part of the word which, from its importance, the hearer has always the greatest occasion... 
