Elements of Elocution: In which the Principles of Reading and Speaking are Investigated ... with Directions for Strengthening and Modulating the Voice ... to which is Added, a Complete System of the Passions; Showing how They Effect the Countenance, Tone of Voice, and Gesture of the Body, Exemplified by a Copious Selection of the Most Striking Passages of Shakespeare |
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... colon ; the colon , double the semicolon ; and the semicolon , double that of the comma , or smallest pause the interrogation and exclamation points are said to be indefinite as to their quantity of time , and to mark an elevation of ...
... colon ; the colon , double the semicolon ; and the semicolon , double that of the comma , or smallest pause the interrogation and exclamation points are said to be indefinite as to their quantity of time , and to mark an elevation of ...
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... folly . When a sentence can be divided into two parts , each of which parts are again divisible by semicolons , the former are to be separated by a colon . 1 EXAMPLES . As we cannot discern the shadow moving 6 ELEMENTS OF.
... folly . When a sentence can be divided into two parts , each of which parts are again divisible by semicolons , the former are to be separated by a colon . 1 EXAMPLES . As we cannot discern the shadow moving 6 ELEMENTS OF.
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... colon . When a member of a sentence forms complete sense , and does not excite expectation of what fol- lows ; though it consist but of a simple member , it may be marked with a colon , EXAMPLES . The discourse consisted of two parts ...
... colon . When a member of a sentence forms complete sense , and does not excite expectation of what fol- lows ; though it consist but of a simple member , it may be marked with a colon , EXAMPLES . The discourse consisted of two parts ...
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... colon and the semicolon has a dependence on some- thing that influences all the points , and sways the whole doctrine of punctuation , which is , the length and shortness of the members and periods ; for when the phrases are long , he ...
... colon and the semicolon has a dependence on some- thing that influences all the points , and sways the whole doctrine of punctuation , which is , the length and shortness of the members and periods ; for when the phrases are long , he ...
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... colon , or member , is a chief constructive part , or greater divi- sion of a sentence . Ibid . The very notion of any duration's being past , implies that it was once present ; for the idea of being once present , is actually included ...
... colon , or member , is a chief constructive part , or greater divi- sion of a sentence . Ibid . The very notion of any duration's being past , implies that it was once present ; for the idea of being once present , is actually included ...
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accented syllable adjective admit adopt the falling agreeable antithesis antithetic object cadence Cæsar cæsura called Cicero colon comma connexion convey couplet Demosthenes different inflexions distinction distinguish emphasis emphatic words example expressed eyes Fair Penitent falling inflexion flexion following sentence force former give harmony hath heaven Ibid idea inflexion of voice interrogative words Julius Cæsar kind last member last word latter loose sentence lower tone manner marked meaning mind modifying words monotone nature necessarily necessary nounced observed Oroonoko Othello parenthesis passage passion perceive period phasis phatic pleasure preceding pronounced pronunciation prose punctuation question reader reading require the falling requires the rising rising inflexion Rule seems semicolon Shaks Shakspeare's short pause single word slide soul sound speaker speaking Spect Spectator stress substantive syllable taste tence thee thing thou tion tone of voice unaccented variety verb verse whole Winter's Tale