 R is the Dogs letter, and hurreth in the sound ; the tongue striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth. It is sounded firme in the beginning of the words, and more liquid in the middle, and ends : as in rarer, viper, and so in the Latine.  The English Grammar - Page 17by Ben Jonson - 1928 - 93 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Walker - 1806 - 636 pages
...is, the rough and smooth r. Ben Jonson, in his Grammar, says it is sounded firm in the beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer, riper ; and so in the Latin. The rough r is formed by jarring the tip of the tongue against the roof of the mouth near the... | |
 | John Walker - 1807 - 1108 pages
...is, the rough and smooth r. Ben Jonson, in his Grammar, says it is sounded firm in the beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer, rifier ; and so in the Latin. The rough r is formed by jarring the tip of the tongue against the rough... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 pages
...sound ; the tongue striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth. It is sounded firm in the beginning of the words, and more Liquid in...middle and ends ; as in rarer, riper. And so in the Latin. S T Is a most easy and gentle letter, and softly hisseth against the teeth in the prolation.... | |
 | John Walker - 1819 - 800 pages
...is, the rough and smooth r. ticu Jonson. in his Grammar, says it is sounded firm in the beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer, riper; and so in the Latin. The rough r is formed by jarring the tip of the tongue ngainst the root of the mouth near the... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 808 pages
...is, the rough and smooth r. Ben Jonson, in his Grammar, says it U sounded firm in the beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer, riper ; and so in the Latin. The rough r is formed by jarring the tip of tht tongue against the root of the mouth near the... | |
 | John Walker - 1824 - 788 pages
...is, the rough and smooth r. ßen Jonson, in his Grnmmar, says it it sounded MI m in the beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer, riper s nnd so in the Latin. The rough r is formed by i. и ми • the tip of the tongue acuinal the roof... | |
 | John Walker - 1828 - 798 pages
...is, the rough and smooth r. Ben Jonson, in his Gramraar, says it is sounded firm in the beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer, riper; and so in die Latin. The rough r is formed by j hiring the tip of the tongue against the root of the mouth near... | |
 | John Walker - 1830 - 726 pages
...the rough and smooth r. Ben Jonso'i, in fiis frrammnr, says it is sounded firm in tho Beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer, riper ; and so in the Latin. The rough r is formed by jarring the tip of the tongue against the root" of the mouth near the... | |
 | John Walker - 1834 - 682 pages
...is, the rough and smooth r. Ben Jonson, in his Grammar, says it is sounded firm in the beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer, riper ; and so in the Latin. The rough r is formed by jarring the tip of the tongue against the roof of the mouth near the... | |
 | Chaucer Society (London, England) - 1869 - 438 pages
...the modern (j), but he does not help us to determine the double power of r. 1640. BEN JONSON says: "R is the Dogs letter, and hurreth in the sound ;...more liquid in the middle, and ends : as in rarer, viper, and so in the Latine." This seems to imply that a difference was made so early as the end of... | |
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