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Page xii
... perhaps , from a few unlucky fpecimens of modern eloquence , have concluded that this is the only law which ought to be prescribed ; that all artificial rules are useless ; and that good fenfe , and a cultivated tafte , are the only re ...
... perhaps , from a few unlucky fpecimens of modern eloquence , have concluded that this is the only law which ought to be prescribed ; that all artificial rules are useless ; and that good fenfe , and a cultivated tafte , are the only re ...
Page xx
... occafioned much pedantic and irregular pronunciation ; and has , perhaps , introduced all the uncertainty which attends the accenting of several English words . RULE RULE VI . In every fentence , diftinguish the more XX ESSAY ON.
... occafioned much pedantic and irregular pronunciation ; and has , perhaps , introduced all the uncertainty which attends the accenting of several English words . RULE RULE VI . In every fentence , diftinguish the more XX ESSAY ON.
Page xxi
... variations to the voice , which nature requires : and it is for want of this previous study , more perhaps than from any other cause , Book iii . Chap . 2 . that that we so often hear perfons read with an improper ELOCUTION . xxi CHAP.
... variations to the voice , which nature requires : and it is for want of this previous study , more perhaps than from any other cause , Book iii . Chap . 2 . that that we so often hear perfons read with an improper ELOCUTION . xxi CHAP.
Page xxv
... perhaps , more commonly the effect of indolence , or affectation , than of real tafte : but , to whatever cause it be afcribed , it is certainly unfavour- able to true oratory . Agreeable inflections and easy variations of the voice ...
... perhaps , more commonly the effect of indolence , or affectation , than of real tafte : but , to whatever cause it be afcribed , it is certainly unfavour- able to true oratory . Agreeable inflections and easy variations of the voice ...
Page xxvii
... perhaps been one cause of monotony , by leading the reader to an uni- form cadence at every full period . The primary use of points is to affift the reader in difcerning the grammati- cal construction ; and it is only indirectly that ...
... perhaps been one cause of monotony , by leading the reader to an uni- form cadence at every full period . The primary use of points is to affift the reader in difcerning the grammati- cal construction ; and it is only indirectly that ...
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