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An Essay Towards Establishing the Melody and Measure of Speech to be Expressed and Perpetuated by Peculiar Symbols

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W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1775 - Elocution - 193 pages
  

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An essay towards establishing the melody and measure of speech, 1775
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Joshua Steele
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A A A A acute accent acute and grave Æneid anapæst ancient arsis arsis and thesis articulated bars or cadences bass betwixt cadence or bar called choriambic circumflex common and triple common measure composed composition continued convinced crotchet dactyl Demosthenes diphthong distinction divided emphasis endeavour English sound enharmonic equal example expression feet foregoing grammarians grave accent Greek language heavy and light hexameter iambus learned length long and short loud and soft manner marked melody and measure melody and rhythm melody of speech metres metrical metrical feet modern monosyllables musicians nature note or syllable observed opinion Origin and Progress pendulum perceive poetry poize PROGRESS of LANGUAGE pronounced pronunciation proper proportion prose prosody pulsation quantity quarter tones quavers rhythmus rules semi-brief sentence shew short syllables slides speaker speaking spondee sub-division suppose thesis thing treatise triple measure trochee tune variety verse voice vowel vulgar whole words Y Y Y

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TitleAn Essay Towards Establishing the Melody and Measure of Speech to be Expressed and Perpetuated by Peculiar Symbols
AuthorJoshua Steele
Editionreprint
PublisherW. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1775
Original fromthe Bavarian State Library
DigitizedNov 19, 2010
Length193 pages
SubjectsElocution
English language
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