Of the Articulation of the Greek and Latin Languages p.188

SECTION X.

Of the Orthography, Quantity, and Accent of the Greek

and Latin Languages

SECTION XI.

p. 202

Of the Rhythmus or Cadence of the Greek and Latin

Languages

SECTION XII.

P. 225

Lofs of the Latin as a Living Language: Origin of the Dif

putes, among the modern learned, about the Accent and

Quantity of the Latin Language

Appendix to the twelfth Section

SECTION XIII.

P. 235

P. 246

Of the Difputes about the Accent and Quantity of the

Greek Language

SECTION XIV.

P. 248

Of Means for Approximation toward a juft Expreffion of the

Harmony of the Greek and Latin Languages

SECTION XV.

p. 263

Of the Principles of Harmony and Mechanifin of Verse in fonte

modern Languages.

Of the Italian Language

ARTICLE 2.

ARTICLE 3.

p. 293

Of the Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanefk Languages p. 312

Of the Change of the Mechanism of Verfe, from that of the

Latin to that of the modern Languages derived from the

Latin

- p. 348

Miscellaneous obfervations on Analogy in Language; Or

thography; Compofition of Words; Effect of Monofylla-

bles; Mufical Time; Dialects

APPENDIX -

P. 403

P. 431

ERRORS TO BE CORRECTED.

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329.

385.

12. for fing

of.

Section XIV.

infert

of Teutonic origin.

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laft. for παναπασυ

πανάπασι

a note belonging to this page will be found in the

appendix at the end of the book.

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INQUIRY

INTO THE

PRINCIPLES

OF

HARMONY IN LANGUAGE,

AND OF THE

MECHANISM OF VERSE,

MODERN AND ANTIENT.

SECTION I.

Cause of deficient Explanation of the Harmony of Language. Divifion of Language under two heads.-Origin of Verse.— Origin of Melody.-Definitions.-Origin of Measure.-Principles of the Harmony of Language, to be investigated only in living Speech.

HAT conftitutes that Harmony which

Wis felt, more or

is felt, more or lefs, by perhaps all the races of mankind, in their refpective languages, and which is expreffed, throughout Europe, by nearly the fame word, adopted from the mothertongue of science and fine taste, has ingaged inquiry among all cultivated people. In our own country, especially of late years, publications, of which it is either the principal or an incidental subject, have been numerous. Difagreement among them indeed has abounded; but evidently much owing to a want of definition of terms, and much, or perhaps all the reft, to a deficiency B

of

of preparatory analyfis. For the very familiarity of thofe objects, the founds of common difcourfe, among which the harmony of fpeech must be inveftigated, and the appearance of fimplicity, which, to a tranfient view, they exhibit, have diffuaded that fcrupulous examination which the real intricacy of their conftituent parts required. To difcufs minutely what is obvious to obfervation for all, within reach of the most ordinary talents, and almost of the lowest scholarship, was a task, of the needlefsnefs of which hope would be the more readily entertained, both as the execution would be irkfome to the writer, and as the fear would be reasonable, of disgust from it to the nerality of readers. In truth, a particular curiofity only, with confiderable refpect and love for one's native language, can make the fubject inviting. Nor will the praife of genius reward the best fuccefs in treating it. For no fplendid talents are wanted, but patient diligence, and careful obfervation; none of the higher and more brilliant powers of eloquence, but ftudious choice of clear and close expression.

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Nevertheless the cultivation of that harmony, whose principles remain ýet fo deficiently explained, has begun, we find, among all nations, in antiquity beyond tradition, and never ceafed. Everywhere the firft efforts of literary genius have been directed to the adorning of language, by an artificial arrangement of words, in meafured order,

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