Syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharpe accent; as in binding, minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine, thine. Or, all words of one Syllabe qualified by e. But, the flat in more, as in these, bill, bitter, giddy. little, incident, and the like... The English Grammar - Page 9by Ben Jonson - 1928 - 93 pagesFull view - About this book
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 pages
...a vowel in the former, or single syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharp accent ; as in • binding, minding, pining, whining^ wiving, thriving, mine, thine. Or all words of one syllahe qualified by e, But the flat in more, as in these, bill, bitter, giddy, little, Incident, and... | |
| Alexander John Ellis - 1869 - 440 pages
...As a Vowell in the former, or single Syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharpe accent ; as in binding, minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine,...bill. bitter, giddy. little, incident, and the like In Syllabes, and words compos'd of the same Elements, it varieth the sound, now sharpe, now flat ; as... | |
| Chaucer Society (London, England) - 1869 - 438 pages
...As a Vowell in the former, or single Syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharpe accent; as in binding, minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine,...bill, bitter, giddy. little, incident, and the like In Syllabes, and words compos'd of the same Elements, it varieth the sound, now sharpe, now flat ; as... | |
| Alexander John Ellis - 1869 - 442 pages
...As a Vowell in the former, or single Syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharpc accent ; as in binding, minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine,...the flat in more, as in these, bill, bitter, giddy. tittle, incident, and the like In Syllabes, and words compos'd of the same Elements, it varieth the... | |
| Alexander John Ellis - 1869 - 432 pages
...As a Vovoell in the former, or single Syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharpo accent ; as in binding, minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine,...qualified by e. But, the flat in more, as in these, bill, litter, giddy. little, incident, and the like In Syllabes, and words compos'd of the same Elements,... | |
| 1869 - 440 pages
...As a Vowell in the former, or single Syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharpe accent ; as in landing, minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine,...qualified by e. But, the flat in more, as in these, Mil. litter, giddy. little, incident, and the like In Syllabes, and words compos'd of the same Elements,... | |
| Alexander John Ellis - 1869 - 666 pages
...minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine. thin«. Or, all words of one Syllabo qualified by в. But, the flat in more, as in these, bill, bitter, giddy. little, incident, and tho like In Syllabes, and words compos'd of the same Element», it varieth tho sound, now sharpe, now... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 558 pages
...Terent. As a vowel in the former, or single syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharp accent ; as in binding, minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine,...little, Incident, and the like. In the derivatives of sharp primitives, it keepeth the sound, though it deliver over the primitive consonant to the next... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 560 pages
...debet. As a vowel in the former, or single syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharp accent ; as in binding, minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine,...qualified by e. But the flat in more, as in these, dill, bitter, giddy, little, Incident, and the like. In the derivatives of sharp primitives, it keepeth... | |
| Chaucer Society (London, England) - 1869 - 668 pages
...As a Voioell in the former, or single Syllabes, it hath sometimes the sharpe accent ; as in binding, minding, pining, whining, wiving, thriving, mine,...bill, bitter, giddy. little, incident, and the like In Syllabes, and words compos'd of the same Element*, it varieth the sound, now sharpe, now flat ; as... | |
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