Caravan, complaisant, violin, repartee, referee, privateer, domineer," may all have the greater stress on the first, and the less on the last syllable, without any violent offence to the ear : nay, it may be asserted, that the principal accent on the... A Grammar of the English Language - Page 159by John Seely Hart - 1864 - 199 pagesFull view - About this book
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...on the last syllable, without any violent offence to the ear : •nay, it may be assarted, that the principal accent on the first syllable of these words,...entirely derange them, and produce a great harshness and dissonur.ee. The same observations may be applied to " demonstration, lamentation, provocation, navigator,... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...less on the last syllable, without any violent offence to the ear: nay, it may be asserted, that the principal accent on the first syllable of these words,...'discordant ; but placing an accent on the second syllabi 2 of these words would entirely derange them, and produce a great harshness and dissonance.... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...less on the last syllable, without any violent offence to the ear : nay, it may be asserted, that the principal accent on the first syllable of these words,...improper, has nothing in it grating or discordant; hut placing an accent on the second syllable of these \vords would entirely derange theni, and produce... | |
| John Walker - English language - 1806 - 636 pages
...least on the last syllable, without any violent offence to the ear : nay, it may be asserted, that the principal accent on the first syllable of these words,...these words would entirely derange them, and produce an intolerable harshness and dissonance. The same observations may be applied to demonstration, lamentation,... | |
| John Walker - English language - 1807 - 1108 pages
...violent offence to the ear : nay, it may be asserted, that the principal accent on the first syllabic of these words, and none at all on the last, though...these words would entirely derange them, and produce an intolerable harshness and dissonance. The same observations may be applied to demc>n*t ration, lamentation,... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...less on the last syllable, without any violent oflence to the ear: nay, it may be asserted, that the principal Accent on the first syllable of these words,...syllable of these words would entirely derange them, and products a ureat harshness and dissonance. The same observations may be applied to " demonstration,... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 352 pages
...less on the last syllable, without any violent offence to the ear: nay, it may be asserted, that the principal accent on the first syllable of these words,...demonstration, lamentation, provocation, navigator, propagator, ajligator," and every similar word in the language. SECT. 2. Of Quantity. THE quantity of a fyllable... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...less on the last syllable, without any violent offence to the ear : nay, it may be asserted, that the principal accent on the first syllable of these words,...or discordant ; but placing an accent on the second syllabic of these words would entirely derange them, and produce a great harshness and dissonance.... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 346 pages
...less on the last syllable, without any violent oftence to the ear: nay, it may be asserted, that the principal accent on the first syllable of these words,...it grating or discordant; but placing an accent on tliesecond syllable of these words would entirely derange them, and produce a great harshness and dissonance.... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 352 pages
...less on the last syllable, without any violent offence to the ear : nay, it may be asserted, that the principal accent on the first syllable of these words,...on the last, though certainly improper, has nothing ia it grating or discordant ; but placing an accent on the second syllable of these words would entirely... | |
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