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Page 388
... capital paufe . different lines , we find this pause after the fourth fyllable , after the fifth , after the fixth , and after the feventh . These parti- culars lay a folid foundation for dividing English heroic lines into four forts ...
... capital paufe . different lines , we find this pause after the fourth fyllable , after the fifth , after the fixth , and after the feventh . These parti- culars lay a folid foundation for dividing English heroic lines into four forts ...
Page 412
... capital pauses ; and that the capital pause of every line is determined by the fense to be after the fourth , the fifth , the fixth , or feventh yilable . And that this doc- trine holds true fo far as melody alone is concerned , every ...
... capital pauses ; and that the capital pause of every line is determined by the fense to be after the fourth , the fifth , the fixth , or feventh yilable . And that this doc- trine holds true fo far as melody alone is concerned , every ...
Page 426
... capital accent comes late , being placed on the fixth fyllable ; and this cir- cumftance beftows on it an air of gravity and folemnity . The laft order resembles the fecond in the mildnefs of its accent and foftness of its paufe . It is ...
... capital accent comes late , being placed on the fixth fyllable ; and this cir- cumftance beftows on it an air of gravity and folemnity . The laft order resembles the fecond in the mildnefs of its accent and foftness of its paufe . It is ...
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