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... human speech , and the inarticu- late sounds of brutes , lies not in the vowels , but in the consonants ; and that in a defective utterance of these , bad articulation primarily consists . [ The reader is apprised that the marginal ...
... human speech , and the inarticu- late sounds of brutes , lies not in the vowels , but in the consonants ; and that in a defective utterance of these , bad articulation primarily consists . [ The reader is apprised that the marginal ...
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... human voice . In a more restricted and proper sense , we mean by tones those sounds which stand connected with some rhetorical principle of language . In a few cases passion is expressed by tones which have no inflection ; but more ...
... human voice . In a more restricted and proper sense , we mean by tones those sounds which stand connected with some rhetorical principle of language . In a few cases passion is expressed by tones which have no inflection ; but more ...
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... human happiness . " 4. The vocative * case without strong emphasis , when it is a respectful call to attention , expresses no sense com- I use this term as better suiting my purpose than that of our grammarians , nominative independent ...
... human happiness . " 4. The vocative * case without strong emphasis , when it is a respectful call to attention , expresses no sense com- I use this term as better suiting my purpose than that of our grammarians , nominative independent ...
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... human face divine ; But cloud instead , and ever during dàrk Surround me Another example may be seen in the beautiful little poem of Cowper , on the receipt of his mother's picture : My mother ! when I learn'd that thou wast déad , Say ...
... human face divine ; But cloud instead , and ever during dàrk Surround me Another example may be seen in the beautiful little poem of Cowper , on the receipt of his mother's picture : My mother ! when I learn'd that thou wast déad , Say ...
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... words , and in tones that are a perfect contrast to those of declamation . This dis- tinction arises from those laws of the human mind , by which internal emotion is connected with its external signs . 126 EXPRESSION .
... words , and in tones that are a perfect contrast to those of declamation . This dis- tinction arises from those laws of the human mind , by which internal emotion is connected with its external signs . 126 EXPRESSION .
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accent Ahimaaz answer arms art thou behold blood Cæsar Christian Cicero circumflex clause common dark death delivery denote distinction earth elocution eloquence emotion emphasis emphatic emphatic series eternal example expressed falling inflection falling slide father fault feeling give gospel grave habits hand hast hath hear heard hearers heart heaven honour human Hyder Ali Iago idolatry important Jehovah Jesus Joab Julius Cæsar king language look Lord Macd manner mark meaning Michael Cassio mind mountain nature never o'er open vowels orator passion pause phatic preacher principle PSALM question reader remarks requires rhetorical rising inflection rising slide rule sense sentence sentiment servant sleep soul sound speak speaker spirit stress syllable taste Tell thee thine thing thou thought throne tion tones truth turn unto utterance voice vowels words
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