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... and feare, with what sound judgment they endure him. For so much as this syllable sounded so unpleasantly in their eares, and th is voice seemed so... ...hey were oracles) are let flie into our memorie; in which both letters and syllables are substantiall parts of the subject. To know by roat is no per... ...be said, served but one alone, because they could not pronounce one onely syllable, which is -----quid fas optare, asper Vtile nummus... ... Ryme, to make a good Poeme; let him hardly (if so he please) make a short syllable long, it is no great matter: if the inventition be rare and good,... ...0/2005 4:25:46 AM Montaigne's Essays Montaigne. The removing of one onely syllable may so confound our webbe, as I shall have a share in their glory... ... for I finde it very hard to remember names. Well may I say it hath three syllables, that its sound is harsh, or that it beginneth or endeth with suc... ..., and frame artificiall cunning clauses, have so plodded and poized every syllable, canvased and sifted so exquisitely every seame and quiddity, tha...

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... say—as yet. ‘Shouldn’t be surprised a little bit.” “I haven’t been told a syllable.” “Proves it all the more. They are keeping something back.” “Bukt... ...reamy” a full, true con- tralto; and this is the song that he heard, every syllable of it: Over the edge of the purple down, Where the single lam...

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... 1802 what further becomes his greatnesse, euen to the vtmost 1803 syllable of your worthinesse. 1804 Par. By the hand of a souldier I...

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...m a bosom labouring under the deadliest terror; I have never heard another syllable so expressive; and I still hear it again when I am feverish at nig...

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... children 50 B ail Yourself o ut discover speech by emulating sounds and syllables, we will discover the desire to give by emulating giv- ing. It m...

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...r through again, and found that there was no word about the old bill—not a syllable, at least, as to its where- abouts. Sowerby did not even say that ... ...t—as you are; but—’ ‘Has Mark said anything?’ ‘Not a word—not a ghost of a syllable. It is not Mark; oh, Fanny!’ ‘I am afraid I know what you mean, ’ ... ... to her. Griselda, however, had spoken no such word, nor had she uttered a syllable to show that she would accept Lord Lufton if he did offer. Then ag... ...he would accept Lord Lufton if he did offer. Then again she had uttered no syllable to show that she would not accept him; but, nevertheless, although... ...rby, ’ said he, with an attempt at calmness which betrayed itself at every syllable, ‘it seems to me that you have robbed me. That I have been a fool,...

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...may celebrate rank, status or magnificent achievement. Typical of traditional compositions, there is no rhyme, but there is extensive use of echoing syllables and links between lines through shared meaning or opposition. Importantly, the density of metaphor and allusion found in poetry prior to the era of Kalakaua's reign (1874—1891) is much reduced by the end of the 19...

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...markings. The ‘okina is a glottal stop, similar to the sound between the syllables of “oh-oh.” In print, the correct mark for designating an ‘okin...

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...oared out at the top of his voice, breaking each word up into half a dozen syllables. This was very popular, and Jack was called upon every night to...

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... thing or other; and as every sentence contained a good many words of four syllables, his admirers took it for granted that he meant a good deal. ‘Per... ...‘funny gentleman, ’ who had just life enough left to utter two consecutive syllables. ‘Will you have some brandy?’ ‘No!’ replied Hardy in a tone of gr... ... ‘“But that our loves and com- forts should increase”—emphasis on the last syllable, “crease,”—loud “even,” —one, two, three, four; then loud again, “...

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...new his letters in ‘em, or at best that he had got further than words in one syllable; but Tom, not minding this (for he was in spirits after the Made...

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...last for emphasis) Romer Pattlecombe, Mrs. Pattlecombe (the same number of syllables as Pollingray, and a ‘P’ to begin with) is thirty-one years her h...

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...last he let her go, more dead than alive. She had the generosity to say no syllable of this occurrence until after his death; she even allowed him to ... ...m in the forest of Saint Germains. Of this phantom he had never breathed a syllable to anybody. The King on several other occasions spoke favourably o... ...riends continually questioned them, but without being able to draw forth a syllable. The ministers either affected to laugh at the matter or answered ... ...non, she had commanded him to keep them from his Majesty, and to say not a syllable about them. Chamillart added, that Madame de Maintenon was not far... ... the mystery, in a word, of our interview. What was my surprise to hear no syllable upon these points. The only reason Maisons gave for our secret in-... ...u Maine the same. M. d’Orleans was contented with a simple approving mono- syllable to both, like a courtier who ought not to meddle with anything; an... ...e to know in what frame of mind was the Regent. I told him good in a mono- syllable, and sent him away. I know not if these movements, upon which all ...

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...d thee speak not a word to me—he that breathes 141 Sir Walter Scott but a syllable is no friend to Richard Plantagenet.—Hakim, be silent, I charge th... ... his command, and, when he sat down beside her, waited, without uttering a syllable, until he should communicate his pleasure. Richard, whose custom i...

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...th tenfold aggravation. They rode back to the Maypole without exchanging a syllable, and arrived at the door with heavy hearts. Old John, who had peep... ...ce.—You never heard anything more of that ras cal, I suppose, eh?’ ‘Not a syllable,’ replied Hugh. ‘I never want to. I don’t believe I ever shall. He... ... found a vent, it is impossible to say. Nor is it necessary: for, before a syllable occurred to him, Dolly Varden came running into the room, in tears... ...you to be so kind—so noble to me, Joe—’ He could say nothing to her. Not a syllable. There was an odd sort of eloquence in his one arm, which had crep...

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...ch they were now sunk. The repetition of Hewet’s name in short, dissevered syllables was to them the crack of a dry branch or the laughter of a bird. ...

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...it all.” Rebecca kissed her. And regarding this delightful secret, not one syllable more was said by either of the young women. But it was destined to...

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...inctness, and evidently a high sense of responsibility; she pronounced every syllable of every word and insisted on being explicit. If, in conversatio... ...an invitation (she hadn’t so many) was always an invitation. Miss Chancellor syllabled her address, and Mrs. Tarrant came forward, smil ing. ‘I know ...

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...art of Virgil into feet and quantity, and whenever I was dubious whether a syllable was long or short, immediately consulted my Virgil. It may easily ... ...ssurance as simplicity, was that it 362 The Confessions did not contain a syllable of truth. It was clear to me that he who spoke so positively of th...

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... also to know how to put the true natural name of each thing into sounds and syllables, and to make and give all names with a view to the ideal name, ... ...member that Cratylus – Plato 14 different legislators will not use the same syllables. For neither does every smith, although he may be making the sa... ...gislator, provided he gives the true and proper form of the name in whatever syllables; this or that country makes no matter. HERMOGENES: Quite true. ... ...y nature has, and is able to express the true forms of things in letters and syllables. HERMOGENES: I cannot answer you, Socrates; but I find Cratylus... ...the same principle the son of a king is to be called a king. And whether the syllables of the name are the same or not the same, makes no difference, ... ...urse of nature, is like the parent, and therefore has the same name. Yet the syllables may be disguised until they appear differ ent to the ignorant ... ...mortals); and there are many others which might be cited, differing in their syllables and letters, but having the same meaning. Would you not say so?... ... from a sentence into a noun, we omit one of the iotas and sound the middle syllable grave instead of acute; as, on the other hand, letters are some ... ... one letter, which is the alpha, has been omitted, and the acute on the last syllable has been changed to a grave. Cratylus – Plato 28 HERMOGENES: Wh...