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" The most common faults respecting emphasis are laying so strong an emphasis on one word as to leave no power of. giving, a particular, force . to other words, which, though not equally, are in a certain degree em- phaiical ; and placing the greatest stress... "
The Athenaeum: A Magazine of Literary and Miscellaneous Information ... - Page 232
edited by - 1807
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 39

Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 pages
...remarks on this rule. ' The moft common faults, refpecling emphafis, are, laying To ftrong an emphafis on one word, as to leave no power of .giving a particular...to other words, which, though not equally, are in certain degree emphatical ; and placing the greateft firefs on conjunctive particles, and other words...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...undcrftanding and feelings. THE moft common faults refpefting emphafis are, laying foftrong an emphafis on one Word as to leave no power of giving a particular...though not equally, are in a certain degree emphatical ; andplacing the greatfed ftrefs on conjunftive particles, and otherwords bf fecondary importance....
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The Speaker, Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1805 - 456 pages
...are, laying fo ftrong an emphafis upon one word as to leave no. power of giving a particular fence to other words, which, though not equally, are in a certain degree ernjihitical: and placing the greateft ftrefs on coujunilive particles, and . other words of fecondary...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...assist the reader, by not leaving him at full liberty to follow his own understanding and feelings. The most common faults respecting emphasis are, laying so strong an emphasis oik one word as to leave no power of giving a particular force to other words, which, though not equally,...
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English synonyms discriminated

William Taylor - 1813 - 356 pages
...substantives when the stress is laid on the first syllable, and verbs when it is laid on the second. The most common faults respecting emphasis are> laying...which though not equally, are in a certain degree etnphatical, and placing the greatest stres* ' on conjunctive particles and other words of seconda.^,...
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English synonyms discriminated

William Taylor - 1813 - 400 pages
...substantives when the stress is laid on the first syllable, and verbs when it is laid on the second. The miHt common faults respecting emphasis are> laying so strong...particular force to other words. which though not eqnallv, are in a certain dfwree emphatical, and placing the greatest stress on conjunctive particles...
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order

George Crabb - 1816 - 788 pages
...laying ะบ ttiMC an tmpluuii on ene word as to leave no power of giving * particular force to oilier words, which though not equally, are In a certain degree emphatical, and placing the greatest strew on conjunctive particle* anil other word* of secondary importance. ENFIELD. ACCEPTABLE, GRATEFUL,...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...assist the reader, by not leaving him at full liberty to follow his own understanding and feelings. The most common faults respecting emphasis are laying...which, though not equally, are in a certain degree em- phaiical ; and placing the greatest stress on conjunctive? particles, and other words of secondary...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...assist the reader, by not leaving him at full liberty to follow his own understanding and feelings. The most common' faults' respecting emphasis are laying...of giving a 'particular force to other words, which thongh not equally, are in a certain degree emphatical ; and placing the greatest stress on conjunctive...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...assist the reader, by not leaving him at full liberty to follow his own understanding and feelings. The most common faults respecting emphasis are laying...emphasis on one word as to leave no power of giving a Dartic.ular force to other words, which, though not equally, are in a certain degree emphatical ; and...
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