THE MONTHLY REVIEW OR LITERARY JOURNAL1781 |
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Page 86
... rifing , or falling , is not meant the pitch of voice in which the whole word is pronounced , or that loudness or foftnefs which may accompany any pitch ; but that upward or downward flide which the voice makes when the pronunciation of ...
... rifing , or falling , is not meant the pitch of voice in which the whole word is pronounced , or that loudness or foftnefs which may accompany any pitch ; but that upward or downward flide which the voice makes when the pronunciation of ...
Page 87
... rifing inflexion on any particular word , either in the middle , or at the end of a phrafe , variety and harmony demand the falling in- flexion on one of the preceding words ; and on the other hand , if emphafis , harmony , or a ...
... rifing inflexion on any particular word , either in the middle , or at the end of a phrafe , variety and harmony demand the falling in- flexion on one of the preceding words ; and on the other hand , if emphafis , harmony , or a ...
Page 88
... rifing inflexion on the last word ; as , Can Cæfar deferve blame ? Impoffible ! Here blame , the laft word of the question , has the rifing inflexion , and impoffible , with the note of admiration , the falling : the comma , or that ...
... rifing inflexion on the last word ; as , Can Cæfar deferve blame ? Impoffible ! Here blame , the laft word of the question , has the rifing inflexion , and impoffible , with the note of admiration , the falling : the comma , or that ...
Page 89
... rifing and falling with the rising and falling inflexions of the words annexed to them ; but , we appre- hend , with little advantage to the learner . The preceding ex- planation will be fufficiently clear to thofe whofe ears are ...
... rifing and falling with the rising and falling inflexions of the words annexed to them ; but , we appre- hend , with little advantage to the learner . The preceding ex- planation will be fufficiently clear to thofe whofe ears are ...
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... rifing to the eminence of a new metropolis . As a body of water , however difturbed , will find its proper level , fo most political evils naturally work their own cure ; which is fufficient ground for the ancient maxim , never to ...
... rifing to the eminence of a new metropolis . As a body of water , however difturbed , will find its proper level , fo most political evils naturally work their own cure ; which is fufficient ground for the ancient maxim , never to ...
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