英语词汇“euphony”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

The hyperbole, salesmanship and euphony of the expression match his literate satirical persona. John Early Brings a Deliriously Over-the-Top Sensibility to Stand-Up 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

There will always be an addictive quality to Future’s syrupy flows, which have inspired so many rappers to replicate the duality of charming euphony attached to dreary subject matter. The Happy-Sad Hooks of YNW Melly’s “We All Shine” 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

And when he played a zither, its euphony cascaded through the room. In Switzerland, a musician searches for the ‘Holy Grail’ of instruments 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

Peele is one of those Elizabethan writers whose verse has a grace and euphony that bring the spoken word uncannily close to the condition of music. Poem of the week: Bethsabe's Song by George Peele 2010-10-11T10:37:00Z

Its easeful euphony clearly made a strong impact on the audience. New symphony series is [untitled], but not unwelcome 2013-04-27T17:40:33Z

Talitha Stevenson in the New Statesman was sceptical about Adam Phillips's Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life – "Sometimes euphony is just plain phony." Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2012-07-06T21:55:18Z

Listen to how the music unfolds: passages that slyly verge on atonality are linked like gossamer chains to hinge moments of pure tonal euphony, each expressing a clear dramatic point. The Elegant Musical Vessels of Dominick Argento 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

Viols, cousins to the modern string family, produce dainty sounds that blend together with the utmost euphony when played well. Viols give a glimpse into a musical past at the National Gallery of Art 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

Instead of a polite Cambridge-style euphony and mellifluousness, I was striving for vibrant colours, drama, vigour and passion: the elements I thought were the hallmarks of Monteverdi's musical style. John Eliot Gardiner: Monteverdi and me 2010-09-02T22:01:00Z

Finally, our group out here settled on Federalist Society as a name, which I suppose makes up in euphony what it lacks in accuracy. The Federalist Society built this Supreme Court — but how did it get its dishonest name? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

The euphony in Obama’s campaign speeches, alternately fiery and soothing, changed to the melody of authority once he was in office. The secret life of an anonymous speechwriter to the stars 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z

He was richly alive to cadence and euphony. Philip Roth was one of America’s greatest novelists 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

He belongs to the Hummel-Cramer group, which developed a pure finger technic and a charming euphony, but neglected the dramatic side of delivery. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z

Such positions, therefore, signify higher degrees of euphony—they point out the consonant intervals. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z

I have discovered that Esop is a reliable historian, and I find that in a future world the power and liberty of quadrupedal speech will be restored in all its pristine euphony and elegance. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z

Still I slackened not in my most laughable labor, endeavoring to interpret such words as I could not translate by their connection with others I did know, by their look and make,—their euphony. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z

Her name was Ethelinda Faith, Mrs. Macks having thus combined euphony and filial respect—the first title being her tribute to �sthetics, the second her tribute to the memory of her mother. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z

In later days the letter "n" was added— probably for euphony's sake. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z

O is simply the nominative of an article which very frequently is placed before a proper name to give it emphasis, or even for the sake of euphony. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z

I made it hard for you to understand how many of the artificial terms I made use of still carry the same meaning and are used interchangeably only for the sake of euphony. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z

There is euphony in the very sound of them; there is a variety, nothing short of oriental, in them. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z

Sammy Simpson I approve, if only for the euphony of his name. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z

I cannot account for the particular case of this Christian name on any other ground than that simply of euphony. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z

And now naturally,” he added, smiling at her grimly, “you’ll enjoy the feminine satisfaction in a moral victory—which is a euphony for getting your own way.” The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z

It possesses two grammatical genders, not masculine and feminine, but the human and the non-human; the adjective agrees in assonance with its noun, and euphony plays a great part in verbal and nominal inflections. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z

Its very euphony divests it of all claim as the Indian nomination of Old Mount Rainier, the name conferred by the illustrious circumnavigator, George Vancouver, borne for a century upon the map of the world. The Mountains of Oregon 2011-07-17T02:00:38.297Z

Footnote 38: We have here introduced K�rner's idea for the sake of euphony. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z

We were to acquire the Italian euphony by this presumed melody for our harsh terminations. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z

Molly quoted the verses in her soft, clear voice, adding: “I say ‘gnarled oaks olden’ for euphony, but I always think ‘beech.’ Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z

It was chosen for euphony only, and had no significance whatever. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z

And then the pleasure of immersing oneself again in the multisonorous euphony of strings and making it penetrate even the furthest fibers of the polyphonic web! An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z

Thou art the—well, for the sake of euphony we will say man, but it is not man that is in the mind of your censors. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z

Poets who hitherto had delighted by their euphony and their rhyme, were now ridiculed for the dissonance which they had so laboriously struck out. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z

Any of the component parts may be complete words, if euphony requires it. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z

This language is commonly known as the Basque, or Biscayan, which words are mere modifications of the word Euscarra, the consonant B having been prefixed for the sake of euphony. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z

This inversion of euphony, this violation of beauty, would in ancient Greece have been punished by the state with penal sanctions. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z

"Undoubtedly these are nicknames bestowed on them for euphony." The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z

If the new name lacks dignity as well as euphony, the reader will, I am sure, understand and appreciate the spirit of affection that inspired "My Unknown Chum." My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z

Do not therefore use -AD- without thinking of its significance, or merely for the sake of euphony. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z

L� is substituted for euphony, being probably suggested by the last syllable of "gingerly." Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z

Reval Esthonian, which preserves more carefully the full inflectional forms and pays greater attention to the laws of euphony, is recognized as the literary language. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z

What a guarantee for happiness, for peace, lay in such dominant grace, in such exquisite euphony! Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z

The sounds of the Corean are pleasant, and both it and the Japanese allow many alterations and elisions for the sake of euphony. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z

It is true, they frequently burlesque the latter, and select the high-sounding words of the former for practice—for the negro has an ear for euphony—which they usually misapply, or mis-pronounce. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z

But to Meredith the euphonies of France were not strange. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z

UNION—enchanting word—a harmonious euphony vibrates from its sound. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution

Let the Angel of Light come to her with his necessary angelic qualities, and no want of euphony in a sound should be a barrier to him. Ayala's Angel

I have been guided chiefly by euphony, and the sensation of 'will' as softer and gentler than 'shall.' Lafcadio Hearn

Lives there a soul so dead to euphony as not to recognize the music in those three letters?—Jim! Faith and Unfaith

With these aids and by the most elaborate attention to metre and euphony, the great poets of France have been enabled to surmount to a very large extent the corresponding difficulties of their prosody. A Short History of French Literature

Doubtless euphony, to avoid the alliteration of so many T's: "to the theatre to try and get," &c. Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc

"Yes, yes," observed the author, smiling as he slowly sipped his wine, "verses eighty-two to one hundred and forty-nine: they are very pretty, especially the euphony." A Captive of the Roman Eagles

The next morning the good wife met the suspected witch—“the old filth,” she calls her with more emphasis than euphony. Witch Stories

For the most part Old Testament names are defective in euphony, and very inharmonious with English family names. Maids Wives and Bachelors

Brontë, with or without an unaccountable diæresis on the last letter, was an assumed name, adopted by the first and last who bore it purely for the sake of euphony. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877.

But now listen to this same scale supported alternately by the A-minor, E♭-major, and C-major triads, and you cannot avoid a feeling of delightful surprise at the strangely unfamiliar euphony. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music

An unconscious sense of euphony seems to govern the choice of hit or it, there or thar. Our Southern Highlanders

It would seem that the poet must have had some motive of euphony for the change he made. Minor Poems by Milton

The euphony of our nomenclature would be greatly improved by a judicious adaptation of the Christian name to the surname. Maids Wives and Bachelors

Some sort of contraction, therefore, is demanded for the sake of euphony. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary

In composition they usually retain their first vowel, but this is entirely a question of euphony. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations

Disconnected by his constant abuse of the dash—he must have studied Poe not too wisely—infinitesimal strokes of colour supplying the place of a large-moulded syntax, this prose has not unity, precision, speed, euphony. Ivory Apes and Peacocks

In these archaic works the canonic form gives the whole a consistency and stability contrasting oddly with the dismal warfare between nascent harmonic principles and ancient anti-harmonic criteria which hopelessly wrecks them as regards euphony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention"

The Translator has, however, striven to maintain fidelity to the sense of the original, and has occasionally somewhat sacrificed euphony to fidelity. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly

"Shortened services" is a phrase of English, not American origin, and has won its way here by dint of euphony rather than of fitness. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer

It depends somewhat on usage and on euphony or agreeableness of sound. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses

The primitive simplicity, the euphony, sweetness, and artistic perfection of the language awakened a response and an appreciation which only those who are like him can feel. The History of Dartmouth College

The b makes no part of the original word, but has been inserted for the sake of euphony; or, to speak more properly, by a euphonic process. A Handbook of the English Language

No. Was it the mere euphony of the word; its mythic associations; its less ideal application to the rosy hours of the Orient, or the shining phosphorescence of the North? The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West

He laments over separation from friends and kin, weeps over the shortness of life and the rapid approach of hoary age—all in polished language, sometimes, however, lacking euphony. Jewish Literature and Other Essays

Between the two neuter pronouns which and that let euphony decide. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses

I have assumed it, therefore, as a title, as much from its antiquity as for its euphony. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas

The first class of exceptions consists of those words where the natural tendency to disparity of accent is traversed by some rule of euphony. A Handbook of the English Language

But to him the name of Rufus Shine had seemed lacking in impressiveness and euphony for use by one about entering the ministry. Sundry Accounts

She wanted a critic with a fine ear for rhythm and euphony. Vixen, Volume III.

An example of the influence of euphony may be found in the adjective honest. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses

The euphony itself, though sometimes a little imperfect, is also studied with the same kind of care in the older and purer proverbs of all languages. Notes and Queries, Number 33, June 15, 1850

The question, however, is a question of euphony, rather than of aught else. A Handbook of the English Language

As the noble words of the Greek lyrist rolled with an indescribable gusto from the lips of Milton, it seemed to the Rosicrucian that he had never before comprehended the true euphony of the language. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847

Lah is affixed to words of all kinds, sometimes merely for the sake of euphony, but more frequently as a particle of intensity. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay

It would lead into too many details to present the various devices discernible in this aboriginal material by which the Indian sought euphony and measure. Indian Story and Song from North America

And not only did she stammer, But she used the kind of grammar That is called, for sake of euphony, askew. The Book of Humorous Verse

Perhaps it may be explained by some law of language—some rule of euphony, now unknown. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills

To flatter in rhythm and rhyme, with due regard for euphony and cadence, is always safe, and is totally different from bursting out upon a defenseless woman with buckets of adoration. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers

In these, and we might add many from other sources, euphony is wantonly disregarded; by other authors of smaller calibre, classical associations are curiously violated. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.

These vocables are either appended to the word or else inserted between its syllables,126 to give length or added euphony. Indian Story and Song from North America

Oh, from out the sounding cells, What a gush of euphony voluminously swells!” Julian Home

In other cases use "that," if euphony allows. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition

When our poet was fifteen he called himself Petrarch, probably with Plutarch in mind, "for the sake of euphony," he said. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers

Chief among the latter was one, whom we may call—as he would say "for euphony"—Will Wyatt; the most perfect specimen of the genus man-about-town in the city. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death

On the other hand it must be noticed that he employs alliteration for the sake of euphony alone much more frequently than he uses it for the purpose of emphasis. John Lyly

The second form of the indefinite article is used for the sake of euphony only. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.

In other cases use "that," if euphony allows. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition

Watling, for this and other reasons dwelt on by English surveyors, is on the new maps rebaptized San Salvador, in rectification of euphony not less than of historic truth. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878

I have retained several of the French names, on account of their measure and euphony. Athaliah A Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825)

Birds of a glittering gilt, that lack a tongue, Are shamed to drooping with the euphony Of fond expression, and the voice beneath The russet jacket of the soul of song. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852

If we use such phraseology as "It is me," we must do as the French do—consider me as being in the nominative case, and offer euphony as our reason for thus using it. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.

Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, whose remarks were a stream of epigram, eloquence, and euphony, delicately flavored with sarcasm, often showed a keen appreciation of the ridiculous. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis

There's a noble aspiration for fame as well as euphony. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.'

Its euphony and indefiniteness of meaning were a charm to him. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2

Euripides mentions it three times, and Sophocles twice, its euphony recommends it more than any other name of the fair-haired god. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854)

"Nay, what is Nature's self, But an endless strife towards Music, euphony, rhyme?" The Human Side of Animals

Of these prefixes, those ending in a single consonant are likely to change that consonant for euphony to the consonant beginning the word to which the prefix is attached. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric

Their only significance is gained through their pure euphony. How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst]

The older form of b�nir from Benedicere; the c between vowels at the end of the tonic syllable becomes s: the t is added for euphony, to help one to pronounce the s. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance

And the city?—Oh, my dear, my dear, I never expected to encounter anything so much out of key with the essential euphonies. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.)

The softer sound of e is broadened out by the natural Irishman,—not, to my ear, without a certain euphony;—but no one in Ireland says or hears the reverse. Thackeray

Following the rule that the root must be changed as little as possible, it is always the prefix, not the root, which is compelled to yield to the demands of euphony. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric

It abounds in the most sonorous of the vowels, while generally avoiding the difficult U, and the mixed vowels Ö and Ü, as well as the harsh consonants, which are almost always sacrificed to euphony. Chopin and Other Musical Essays

The idea voiced in the refrain is true and beautiful, and the very euphony of its words helps to enforce its meaning and make the song pleasant and suggestive for young and old. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes

Reciting the praises of the dead President, Mrs. Eddy says: 'May his history waken a tone of truth that shall reverberate, renew euphony, emphasize human power and bear its banner into the vast forever.' McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908

Most plurals are formed by adding s to the singular, or, when euphony requires it, es; as, tree, trees; sun, suns; dish, dishes; box, boxes. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar.

Men fought for the privilege of serving under him, and with their instinct for euphony and love of the bizarre gave him the name of 'Hell-fire.' The Parts Men Play

All those sentences about the Camp were written in scraps and corrected for sense and euphony, etc., etc., bit by bit, like "Jackanapes"!!! Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books

Dullness, bad temper, mal-adroitness, are to her the cause of a thousand petty rubs, which too often spoil the euphony of a silver voice, and discompose the symmetry of fair features. The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies

It is the only way to give to a language copiousness and euphony. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4

By and by it dropped the e, and afterwards, for the sake of euphony, in certain cases, the n, so that now it stands a single letter. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar.

But the ineptitude of our aesthetic minds to unravel the nature of mechanism does not deprive these minds of their own clearness and euphony. Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy Five Essays

The appears to be used in this as in many other instances, instead of to for the sake of euphony. The English Gipsies and Their Language

The Japanese had the same Buddhistic disregard for euphony, but they have adopted European ideas in music and are rapidly becoming occidentalized from a musical point of view. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University

Only, my own right name has been complained of for want of euphony ... The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846

We call it the "Chamber of Commerce" for euphony's sake. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales

He has altered both his vowels, and one of his three remaining consonants; and appears as esgyn, to walk the pages undetected for an alien by that vigilant police, the Celtic sense of euphony. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19

We feel however that these examples cannot serve to refute the existing prejudices against the euphony of the Slavic languages. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations

But, perhaps for the sake of euphony, in some instances, custom has decided in favor of a singular, and in others, of a plural construction, connected with words of this class. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures

I attacked the cognomens in ordinary use, maintaining that their historic significance was lost, their religious sentiment forgotten, their euphony mostly questionable. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873

Who and which are either coördinating or restrictive, the taste of the writer and regard for euphony being the guide. An English Grammar

I have heard it argued that the lines in Maud: All night have the roses heard The flute, violin, bassoon; introduce a curiously inappropriate instrument into a ball-room orchestra merely for the sake of euphony. The Art of Letters

The euphony of single syllables is only partial and relative; but the harmony of a whole language depends on the euphonic sound of periods, words, syllables, and single letters. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations

But "Mai" may be the first, second, or third syllable of a man's name, according to euphony. John Rutherford, the White Chief

"Kittelywink!" exclaimed Rob, giving him his full name, which had been shortened for the sake of euphony. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir

The souls from different parts of the earth recognize each other and converse in human language, but, unless practiced, it is forgotten and our euphonies take its place. The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars

There is a class of persons who claim for Browning that his verse is really good verse, and that he was a master of euphony. Emerson and Other Essays

As to its euphony, what has been said above in respect to the Slavic languages in general, may be applied particularly to the Russian. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations

In another instrumental piece, the "Italian Serenade," all kinds of daring suspenses and gentle clashes and surprises of harmonic scene give a fragrance of dissonant euphony, where a clear melody ever rules. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies

All her absurd fears washed away, her free hand could lie without spasm in Henry's, and it was as if she found in her last words a secret euphony that delighted her. The Vertical City

His conception, however, distinguished between only two kinds of effect, euphony and cacophony. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes

We need not, for the present, examine the question of euphony any further, nor ask whether euphony be not a positive element in verse,—an element which belongs to music. Emerson and Other Essays

"When the antecedent is a neuter noun not personified, a writer should prefer of which to whose, unless euphony requires the latter." Practical Exercises in English

To one of these, various names have been applied, as "euphony," "ease," "elegance," "beauty," etc. Composition-Rhetoric

The ugly cacophony of our mother-tongue here in the north melts on her tongue into the sweet and mellow euphony of Italian and Hindu speech. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes

Without evasion or euphony Christ recognizes the somber mystery. The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little

An earldom is, in its combination of euphony, antiquity, and association, perhaps the most impressive of all the titles in the peerage. Collections and Recollections

As a rule, euphony decides between who or which and that. Practical Exercises in English

Variety.+—Of the many elements which affect the euphony of a theme none is more essential than variety. Composition-Rhetoric

Nor has the indefinite article any variation of form, except the change from an to a, which has been made for the sake of brevity or euphony. The Grammar of English Grammars

The euphony of the aboriginal vocabulary impresses most persons. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

But if unlettered custom is such an artist of euphony, what must we think is required by scientific art and systematic learning? The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

If the smoothness of the verses equalled the euphony of the title, this must have proved a moving appeal. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860

Notice how these substitutions give a variety to your expression and improve the euphony of your composition. Composition-Rhetoric

In respect to euphony, however, these terminations have certainly nothing to boast; nor does the earliest period of the language appear to be that in which they were the most generally used without contraction. The Grammar of English Grammars

A principle of euphony, or affinity of syllabication, might be applied in the abbreviation of a few of this class of generic words: as Eo, God, from monedo. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

But the names usually given indicate the place or time of birth, the hope of the parent for the child, or exhibit the parent's love of beauty or euphony. The Chinese Boy and Girl

What to do—Strong enough—Fame and profit—Alliterative euphony—Excellent fellow—Listen to me—A plan—Bagnigge Wells. Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

For purposes of euphony, however, without which the lines would be harsh and unpoetical, I have invariably made two syllables of them. A Lute of Jade : selections from the classical poets of China

Honest and correct, for the sake of euphony, require the adverbs; as, more honest, "most correct." The Grammar of English Grammars

Upon this, principle of euphony, Mr. Evans' orthography will answer better than may at first appear. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

Those rare dreamers, mysterious priests of the beautiful who silently confront everything with perfection, would have caught a glimpse in this little working-woman, through the transparency of her Parisian grace, of the ancient sacred euphony. Les Misérables

I shall put the address in the margin—my uncle will not know where it is, and on the grounds of euphony I have no fault to find with it. A Chair on the Boulevard

Its euphony is in accordance with its solemn but encouraging warnings and promises. The Woman's Bible

And the juxtaposition of these words appealing to my sense of euphony, I repeated it, again and again, each time with a more relishing gusto. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking

We cannot say, iawba-addik--male deer; but euphony requires that, in these cases, the letter w should precede, and soften the sound of the initial a. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

They are marked, too, by the liquid euphony that always distinguishes Lewis Carroll's poetry. A Nonsense Anthology

Oh, from out the sounding cells, 25 What a gush of euphony voluminously wells! Selections from Poe

But amidst this euphony the ear is struck with the sound of the German and Arabic guttural, which is unknown in the other languages in which Latin roots predominate. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities

The two stanzas which conclude it, in which are told a whole history of woman's wrongs and sufferings, is, for pathos, simplicity, and euphony, a gem in the language. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography

This is out of a mere regard to euphony. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

There is no question of sacrificing euphony, melody, or anything at all; on the contrary, the doctrine declares that by right adaptation the expressive power and beauty of every part will be enhanced. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama

Here, however, the t is not only converted into d, but instead of being placed after n, as analogy requires thus, twornt, it is placed before it for euphony I dare say. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire

While it yields to none of the other Slavic dialects in richness, clearness, and precision, it far surpasses them all in euphony. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities

It is rhymed, sometimes at both ends of the lines, and sometimes in the middle of them, and it presents all the difficulties of euphony which the indomitable Welsh glory in overcoming. Seven English Cities

It may have been for the sake of euphony, or he may have had a fanciful notion, that such a change would break the spell which seemed to be dragging his family down with him. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne

But hark! what is that strain of melody That fills our souls with grandest euphony? Babylonian and Assyrian Literature

One of these fellows bawled out "the Duke of Grafton's carriage;" "No," replied the gentleman, smiling, and correcting the officious cadman, who had caught at the noble euphony, "Mr. Crafter's." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 332, September 20, 1828

This tongue, owing to an abundance of consonants, is lacking in euphony; it is deficient in distinction of gender, though it is redundant in cases and inflexions. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities

Elegance -- N. elegance, purity, grace, ease; gracefulness, readiness &c. adj.; concinnity†, euphony, numerosity†; Atticism†, classicalism†, classicism. well rounded periods, well turned periods, flowing periods; the right word in the right place; antithesis &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

This soon became a favorite expression; the "e" was dropped for euphony, and the rural districts were called country. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870

The nature of the thought will determine the one, our sense of euphony the other. The Principles of Success in Literature

Perhaps this change is due to euphony, as collected comes a few lines before. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784

When a nominative immediately follows the verb, the pronominal suffix is generally dropped, unless required by euphony. Across the Zodiac

The capital of Illinois was Vandalia, a village said to be named after the Vandals by innocent citizens who were pleased with the euphony of the word hut did not know who the Vandals were. The Life of Abraham Lincoln

It only incumbers it and interferes with the flow and euphony. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe

The choice of words in relation to rhythm and euphony is a mystery difficult to interpret even in the poet's own language. Poems and Songs

Though somewhat gutural it is not unmusical, and for the sake of euphony final consonants are often omitted in conversation. Schwatka's Search

A becomes an before a vowel or before h mute for the sake of euphony or agreeable sound to the ear. How to Speak and Write Correctly

This is true even when we abstract from rhythm, which we shall neglect for the time being, and think only of euphony, alliteration, assonance, and rime. The Principles of Aesthetics

It lost in euphony in the broadly sustained and sweeping phrases of Wagner, and the difference in power and expressiveness between its higher and lower registers was made pitifully obvious. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time

He loved the euphony of the Old Testament; his sonorous delivery would lift a chapter from Isaiah to the height of ritual, and every Psalm he read was a Magnificat whether he would or no. The Imperialist

As a matter of euphony, his is preferable to one's. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking

Chopin has never before maintained so artistically, so free from delirium, such a level of strong passion, mental power and exalted euphony. Chopin : the Man and His Music

Being an expression of a single, simple mood, its subject-matter is most closely akin to the musical expressiveness of the rhythm and euphony of the medium. The Principles of Aesthetics

He must have learned to contemn euphony and symmetry, with its benison of restfulness, and to delight in monotony of orchestral color, monotony of mood, monotony of dynamics, and monotony of harmonic device. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time

This title, though lacking in euphony, was more in keeping with actual conditions, since the valley is noted for its springs, and Diamond Springs, a mile or two north, is quite a summer resort. A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country

But everything appeals to the ear? nothing offends it, and for that, whatever our philosophical notions, we ought to be grateful to the melodiousness, the euphony, and the rich orchestration of the new opera. A Second Book of Operas

To a Thalberg-ian euphony he has added a technical figuration not unlike Chopin's, and a spirit quite Teutonic in its sentimentality. Chopin : the Man and His Music

You have admirably succeeded in coaxing such poetical euphony from an old worn-out instrument like my humble self. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End

Compare its use with that of "euphony," 1. Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier

She had quietly mastered the difficulties of pronunciation by some instinctive sense of euphony if not of comprehension. Cressy

Also, that she relished the euphony and felicity of her phrasing, which was certainly her own. The Rise of David Levinsky

Chopin is slightly effeminate in his variations, and they are true specimens of spielerei, despite the cleverness of design in the arabesques, their brilliancy and euphony. Chopin : the Man and His Music

The n of the first syllable has been assimilated to the following consonant in accordance with a recognized law of euphony, and the resultant doubling of the m is faithfully preserved in the Greek. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition

He, therefore, gave these characters the first names that euphony suggested, without any attempt at translation. Erewhon Revisited

I never tired of that little bell-like euphony; those funny little lucid and level trills. And Even Now

Yes; but you must remember that all language is in process of change; letters are taken in and put out for the sake of euphony, and time is also a great alterer of words. Cratylus

The whole history of Flanders and its linen-trade was epitomized in this old man, often called, by way of euphony, Mulquinier. The Alkahest

That this detracts from clearness and euphony both, every reader will admit. Select Poems of Sidney Lanier

On the other hand, among a hundred ways of saying a thing, there are more than ninety that a care for euphony may reasonably forbid. Style

The sounds by which they were expressed were rough-hewn at first; after a while they grew more refined—the natural laws of euphony began to affect them. Cratylus

Whatever slight differences exist in the use or formation of these organs, owing to climate or the sense of euphony or other causes, they are as nothing compared with their agreement. Cratylus

The alternative will be called delusive, for, in European literature at least, there is no word-symbol that does not imply a spoken sound, and no excellence without euphony. Style

The chief of these is the indispensable law of euphony, which governs the sequence not only of words, but also of phrases. Style

单词	euphony
例句	euphony The hyperbole, salesmanship and euphony of the expression match his literate satirical persona. John Early Brings a Deliriously Over-the-Top Sensibility to Stand-Up 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z There will always be an addictive quality to Future’s syrupy flows, which have inspired so many rappers to replicate the duality of charming euphony attached to dreary subject matter. The Happy-Sad Hooks of YNW Melly’s “We All Shine” 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z And when he played a zither, its euphony cascaded through the room. In Switzerland, a musician searches for the ‘Holy Grail’ of instruments 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Peele is one of those Elizabethan writers whose verse has a grace and euphony that bring the spoken word uncannily close to the condition of music. Poem of the week: Bethsabe's Song by George Peele 2010-10-11T10:37:00Z Its easeful euphony clearly made a strong impact on the audience. New symphony series is [untitled], but not unwelcome 2013-04-27T17:40:33Z Talitha Stevenson in the New Statesman was sceptical about Adam Phillips's Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life – "Sometimes euphony is just plain phony." Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2012-07-06T21:55:18Z Listen to how the music unfolds: passages that slyly verge on atonality are linked like gossamer chains to hinge moments of pure tonal euphony, each expressing a clear dramatic point. The Elegant Musical Vessels of Dominick Argento 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Viols, cousins to the modern string family, produce dainty sounds that blend together with the utmost euphony when played well. Viols give a glimpse into a musical past at the National Gallery of Art 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Instead of a polite Cambridge-style euphony and mellifluousness, I was striving for vibrant colours, drama, vigour and passion: the elements I thought were the hallmarks of Monteverdi's musical style. John Eliot Gardiner: Monteverdi and me 2010-09-02T22:01:00Z Finally, our group out here settled on Federalist Society as a name, which I suppose makes up in euphony what it lacks in accuracy. The Federalist Society built this Supreme Court — but how did it get its dishonest name? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The euphony in Obama’s campaign speeches, alternately fiery and soothing, changed to the melody of authority once he was in office. The secret life of an anonymous speechwriter to the stars 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z He was richly alive to cadence and euphony. Philip Roth was one of America’s greatest novelists 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z He belongs to the Hummel-Cramer group, which developed a pure finger technic and a charming euphony, but neglected the dramatic side of delivery. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Such positions, therefore, signify higher degrees of euphony—they point out the consonant intervals. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z I have discovered that Esop is a reliable historian, and I find that in a future world the power and liberty of quadrupedal speech will be restored in all its pristine euphony and elegance. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z Still I slackened not in my most laughable labor, endeavoring to interpret such words as I could not translate by their connection with others I did know, by their look and make,—their euphony. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Her name was Ethelinda Faith, Mrs. Macks having thus combined euphony and filial respect—the first title being her tribute to �sthetics, the second her tribute to the memory of her mother. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z In later days the letter "n" was added— probably for euphony's sake. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z O is simply the nominative of an article which very frequently is placed before a proper name to give it emphasis, or even for the sake of euphony. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z I made it hard for you to understand how many of the artificial terms I made use of still carry the same meaning and are used interchangeably only for the sake of euphony. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z There is euphony in the very sound of them; there is a variety, nothing short of oriental, in them. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Sammy Simpson I approve, if only for the euphony of his name. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z I cannot account for the particular case of this Christian name on any other ground than that simply of euphony. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z And now naturally,” he added, smiling at her grimly, “you’ll enjoy the feminine satisfaction in a moral victory—which is a euphony for getting your own way.” The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z It possesses two grammatical genders, not masculine and feminine, but the human and the non-human; the adjective agrees in assonance with its noun, and euphony plays a great part in verbal and nominal inflections. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Its very euphony divests it of all claim as the Indian nomination of Old Mount Rainier, the name conferred by the illustrious circumnavigator, George Vancouver, borne for a century upon the map of the world. The Mountains of Oregon 2011-07-17T02:00:38.297Z Footnote 38: We have here introduced K�rner's idea for the sake of euphony. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z We were to acquire the Italian euphony by this presumed melody for our harsh terminations. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Molly quoted the verses in her soft, clear voice, adding: “I say ‘gnarled oaks olden’ for euphony, but I always think ‘beech.’ Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z It was chosen for euphony only, and had no significance whatever. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z And then the pleasure of immersing oneself again in the multisonorous euphony of strings and making it penetrate even the furthest fibers of the polyphonic web! An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z Thou art the—well, for the sake of euphony we will say man, but it is not man that is in the mind of your censors. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z Poets who hitherto had delighted by their euphony and their rhyme, were now ridiculed for the dissonance which they had so laboriously struck out. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Any of the component parts may be complete words, if euphony requires it. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z This language is commonly known as the Basque, or Biscayan, which words are mere modifications of the word Euscarra, the consonant B having been prefixed for the sake of euphony. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z This inversion of euphony, this violation of beauty, would in ancient Greece have been punished by the state with penal sanctions. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z "Undoubtedly these are nicknames bestowed on them for euphony." The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z If the new name lacks dignity as well as euphony, the reader will, I am sure, understand and appreciate the spirit of affection that inspired "My Unknown Chum." My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Do not therefore use -AD- without thinking of its significance, or merely for the sake of euphony. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z L� is substituted for euphony, being probably suggested by the last syllable of "gingerly." Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z Reval Esthonian, which preserves more carefully the full inflectional forms and pays greater attention to the laws of euphony, is recognized as the literary language. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z What a guarantee for happiness, for peace, lay in such dominant grace, in such exquisite euphony! Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z The sounds of the Corean are pleasant, and both it and the Japanese allow many alterations and elisions for the sake of euphony. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z It is true, they frequently burlesque the latter, and select the high-sounding words of the former for practice—for the negro has an ear for euphony—which they usually misapply, or mis-pronounce. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z But to Meredith the euphonies of France were not strange. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z UNION—enchanting word—a harmonious euphony vibrates from its sound. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Let the Angel of Light come to her with his necessary angelic qualities, and no want of euphony in a sound should be a barrier to him. Ayala's Angel I have been guided chiefly by euphony, and the sensation of 'will' as softer and gentler than 'shall.' Lafcadio Hearn Lives there a soul so dead to euphony as not to recognize the music in those three letters?—Jim! Faith and Unfaith With these aids and by the most elaborate attention to metre and euphony, the great poets of France have been enabled to surmount to a very large extent the corresponding difficulties of their prosody. A Short History of French Literature Doubtless euphony, to avoid the alliteration of so many T's: "to the theatre to try and get," &c. Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc "Yes, yes," observed the author, smiling as he slowly sipped his wine, "verses eighty-two to one hundred and forty-nine: they are very pretty, especially the euphony." A Captive of the Roman Eagles The next morning the good wife met the suspected witch—“the old filth,” she calls her with more emphasis than euphony. Witch Stories For the most part Old Testament names are defective in euphony, and very inharmonious with English family names. Maids Wives and Bachelors Brontë, with or without an unaccountable diæresis on the last letter, was an assumed name, adopted by the first and last who bore it purely for the sake of euphony. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. But now listen to this same scale supported alternately by the A-minor, E♭-major, and C-major triads, and you cannot avoid a feeling of delightful surprise at the strangely unfamiliar euphony. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music An unconscious sense of euphony seems to govern the choice of hit or it, there or thar. Our Southern Highlanders It would seem that the poet must have had some motive of euphony for the change he made. Minor Poems by Milton The euphony of our nomenclature would be greatly improved by a judicious adaptation of the Christian name to the surname. Maids Wives and Bachelors Some sort of contraction, therefore, is demanded for the sake of euphony. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary In composition they usually retain their first vowel, but this is entirely a question of euphony. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations Disconnected by his constant abuse of the dash—he must have studied Poe not too wisely—infinitesimal strokes of colour supplying the place of a large-moulded syntax, this prose has not unity, precision, speed, euphony. Ivory Apes and Peacocks In these archaic works the canonic form gives the whole a consistency and stability contrasting oddly with the dismal warfare between nascent harmonic principles and ancient anti-harmonic criteria which hopelessly wrecks them as regards euphony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" The Translator has, however, striven to maintain fidelity to the sense of the original, and has occasionally somewhat sacrificed euphony to fidelity. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly "Shortened services" is a phrase of English, not American origin, and has won its way here by dint of euphony rather than of fitness. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer It depends somewhat on usage and on euphony or agreeableness of sound. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses The primitive simplicity, the euphony, sweetness, and artistic perfection of the language awakened a response and an appreciation which only those who are like him can feel. The History of Dartmouth College The b makes no part of the original word, but has been inserted for the sake of euphony; or, to speak more properly, by a euphonic process. A Handbook of the English Language No. Was it the mere euphony of the word; its mythic associations; its less ideal application to the rosy hours of the Orient, or the shining phosphorescence of the North? The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West He laments over separation from friends and kin, weeps over the shortness of life and the rapid approach of hoary age—all in polished language, sometimes, however, lacking euphony. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Between the two neuter pronouns which and that let euphony decide. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses I have assumed it, therefore, as a title, as much from its antiquity as for its euphony. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas The first class of exceptions consists of those words where the natural tendency to disparity of accent is traversed by some rule of euphony. A Handbook of the English Language But to him the name of Rufus Shine had seemed lacking in impressiveness and euphony for use by one about entering the ministry. Sundry Accounts She wanted a critic with a fine ear for rhythm and euphony. Vixen, Volume III. An example of the influence of euphony may be found in the adjective honest. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses The euphony itself, though sometimes a little imperfect, is also studied with the same kind of care in the older and purer proverbs of all languages. Notes and Queries, Number 33, June 15, 1850 The question, however, is a question of euphony, rather than of aught else. A Handbook of the English Language As the noble words of the Greek lyrist rolled with an indescribable gusto from the lips of Milton, it seemed to the Rosicrucian that he had never before comprehended the true euphony of the language. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Lah is affixed to words of all kinds, sometimes merely for the sake of euphony, but more frequently as a particle of intensity. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay It would lead into too many details to present the various devices discernible in this aboriginal material by which the Indian sought euphony and measure. Indian Story and Song from North America And not only did she stammer, But she used the kind of grammar That is called, for sake of euphony, askew. The Book of Humorous Verse Perhaps it may be explained by some law of language—some rule of euphony, now unknown. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills To flatter in rhythm and rhyme, with due regard for euphony and cadence, is always safe, and is totally different from bursting out upon a defenseless woman with buckets of adoration. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers In these, and we might add many from other sources, euphony is wantonly disregarded; by other authors of smaller calibre, classical associations are curiously violated. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. These vocables are either appended to the word or else inserted between its syllables,126 to give length or added euphony. Indian Story and Song from North America Oh, from out the sounding cells, What a gush of euphony voluminously swells!” Julian Home In other cases use "that," if euphony allows. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition When our poet was fifteen he called himself Petrarch, probably with Plutarch in mind, "for the sake of euphony," he said. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Chief among the latter was one, whom we may call—as he would say "for euphony"—Will Wyatt; the most perfect specimen of the genus man-about-town in the city. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death On the other hand it must be noticed that he employs alliteration for the sake of euphony alone much more frequently than he uses it for the purpose of emphasis. John Lyly The second form of the indefinite article is used for the sake of euphony only. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. In other cases use "that," if euphony allows. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition Watling, for this and other reasons dwelt on by English surveyors, is on the new maps rebaptized San Salvador, in rectification of euphony not less than of historic truth. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 I have retained several of the French names, on account of their measure and euphony. Athaliah A Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825) Birds of a glittering gilt, that lack a tongue, Are shamed to drooping with the euphony Of fond expression, and the voice beneath The russet jacket of the soul of song. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 If we use such phraseology as "It is me," we must do as the French do—consider me as being in the nominative case, and offer euphony as our reason for thus using it. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, whose remarks were a stream of epigram, eloquence, and euphony, delicately flavored with sarcasm, often showed a keen appreciation of the ridiculous. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis There's a noble aspiration for fame as well as euphony. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' Its euphony and indefiniteness of meaning were a charm to him. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 Euripides mentions it three times, and Sophocles twice, its euphony recommends it more than any other name of the fair-haired god. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) "Nay, what is Nature's self, But an endless strife towards Music, euphony, rhyme?" The Human Side of Animals Of these prefixes, those ending in a single consonant are likely to change that consonant for euphony to the consonant beginning the word to which the prefix is attached. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric Their only significance is gained through their pure euphony. How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] The older form of b�nir from Benedicere; the c between vowels at the end of the tonic syllable becomes s: the t is added for euphony, to help one to pronounce the s. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance And the city?—Oh, my dear, my dear, I never expected to encounter anything so much out of key with the essential euphonies. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) The softer sound of e is broadened out by the natural Irishman,—not, to my ear, without a certain euphony;—but no one in Ireland says or hears the reverse. Thackeray Following the rule that the root must be changed as little as possible, it is always the prefix, not the root, which is compelled to yield to the demands of euphony. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric It abounds in the most sonorous of the vowels, while generally avoiding the difficult U, and the mixed vowels Ö and Ü, as well as the harsh consonants, which are almost always sacrificed to euphony. Chopin and Other Musical Essays The idea voiced in the refrain is true and beautiful, and the very euphony of its words helps to enforce its meaning and make the song pleasant and suggestive for young and old. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes Reciting the praises of the dead President, Mrs. Eddy says: 'May his history waken a tone of truth that shall reverberate, renew euphony, emphasize human power and bear its banner into the vast forever.' McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 Most plurals are formed by adding s to the singular, or, when euphony requires it, es; as, tree, trees; sun, suns; dish, dishes; box, boxes. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Men fought for the privilege of serving under him, and with their instinct for euphony and love of the bizarre gave him the name of 'Hell-fire.' The Parts Men Play All those sentences about the Camp were written in scraps and corrected for sense and euphony, etc., etc., bit by bit, like "Jackanapes"!!! Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books Dullness, bad temper, mal-adroitness, are to her the cause of a thousand petty rubs, which too often spoil the euphony of a silver voice, and discompose the symmetry of fair features. The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies It is the only way to give to a language copiousness and euphony. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 By and by it dropped the e, and afterwards, for the sake of euphony, in certain cases, the n, so that now it stands a single letter. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. But the ineptitude of our aesthetic minds to unravel the nature of mechanism does not deprive these minds of their own clearness and euphony. Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy Five Essays The appears to be used in this as in many other instances, instead of to for the sake of euphony. The English Gipsies and Their Language The Japanese had the same Buddhistic disregard for euphony, but they have adopted European ideas in music and are rapidly becoming occidentalized from a musical point of view. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University Only, my own right name has been complained of for want of euphony ... The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 We call it the "Chamber of Commerce" for euphony's sake. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales He has altered both his vowels, and one of his three remaining consonants; and appears as esgyn, to walk the pages undetected for an alien by that vigilant police, the Celtic sense of euphony. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 We feel however that these examples cannot serve to refute the existing prejudices against the euphony of the Slavic languages. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations But, perhaps for the sake of euphony, in some instances, custom has decided in favor of a singular, and in others, of a plural construction, connected with words of this class. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures I attacked the cognomens in ordinary use, maintaining that their historic significance was lost, their religious sentiment forgotten, their euphony mostly questionable. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 Who and which are either coördinating or restrictive, the taste of the writer and regard for euphony being the guide. An English Grammar I have heard it argued that the lines in Maud: All night have the roses heard The flute, violin, bassoon; introduce a curiously inappropriate instrument into a ball-room orchestra merely for the sake of euphony. The Art of Letters The euphony of single syllables is only partial and relative; but the harmony of a whole language depends on the euphonic sound of periods, words, syllables, and single letters. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations But "Mai" may be the first, second, or third syllable of a man's name, according to euphony. John Rutherford, the White Chief "Kittelywink!" exclaimed Rob, giving him his full name, which had been shortened for the sake of euphony. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir The souls from different parts of the earth recognize each other and converse in human language, but, unless practiced, it is forgotten and our euphonies take its place. The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars There is a class of persons who claim for Browning that his verse is really good verse, and that he was a master of euphony. Emerson and Other Essays As to its euphony, what has been said above in respect to the Slavic languages in general, may be applied particularly to the Russian. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations In another instrumental piece, the "Italian Serenade," all kinds of daring suspenses and gentle clashes and surprises of harmonic scene give a fragrance of dissonant euphony, where a clear melody ever rules. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies All her absurd fears washed away, her free hand could lie without spasm in Henry's, and it was as if she found in her last words a secret euphony that delighted her. The Vertical City His conception, however, distinguished between only two kinds of effect, euphony and cacophony. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes We need not, for the present, examine the question of euphony any further, nor ask whether euphony be not a positive element in verse,—an element which belongs to music. Emerson and Other Essays "When the antecedent is a neuter noun not personified, a writer should prefer of which to whose, unless euphony requires the latter." Practical Exercises in English To one of these, various names have been applied, as "euphony," "ease," "elegance," "beauty," etc. Composition-Rhetoric The ugly cacophony of our mother-tongue here in the north melts on her tongue into the sweet and mellow euphony of Italian and Hindu speech. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Without evasion or euphony Christ recognizes the somber mystery. The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little An earldom is, in its combination of euphony, antiquity, and association, perhaps the most impressive of all the titles in the peerage. Collections and Recollections As a rule, euphony decides between who or which and that. Practical Exercises in English Variety.+—Of the many elements which affect the euphony of a theme none is more essential than variety. Composition-Rhetoric Nor has the indefinite article any variation of form, except the change from an to a, which has been made for the sake of brevity or euphony. The Grammar of English Grammars The euphony of the aboriginal vocabulary impresses most persons. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers But if unlettered custom is such an artist of euphony, what must we think is required by scientific art and systematic learning? The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 If the smoothness of the verses equalled the euphony of the title, this must have proved a moving appeal. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Notice how these substitutions give a variety to your expression and improve the euphony of your composition. Composition-Rhetoric In respect to euphony, however, these terminations have certainly nothing to boast; nor does the earliest period of the language appear to be that in which they were the most generally used without contraction. The Grammar of English Grammars A principle of euphony, or affinity of syllabication, might be applied in the abbreviation of a few of this class of generic words: as Eo, God, from monedo. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers But the names usually given indicate the place or time of birth, the hope of the parent for the child, or exhibit the parent's love of beauty or euphony. The Chinese Boy and Girl What to do—Strong enough—Fame and profit—Alliterative euphony—Excellent fellow—Listen to me—A plan—Bagnigge Wells. Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest For purposes of euphony, however, without which the lines would be harsh and unpoetical, I have invariably made two syllables of them. A Lute of Jade : selections from the classical poets of China Honest and correct, for the sake of euphony, require the adverbs; as, more honest, "most correct." The Grammar of English Grammars Upon this, principle of euphony, Mr. Evans' orthography will answer better than may at first appear. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Those rare dreamers, mysterious priests of the beautiful who silently confront everything with perfection, would have caught a glimpse in this little working-woman, through the transparency of her Parisian grace, of the ancient sacred euphony. Les Misérables I shall put the address in the margin—my uncle will not know where it is, and on the grounds of euphony I have no fault to find with it. A Chair on the Boulevard Its euphony is in accordance with its solemn but encouraging warnings and promises. The Woman's Bible And the juxtaposition of these words appealing to my sense of euphony, I repeated it, again and again, each time with a more relishing gusto. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking We cannot say, iawba-addik--male deer; but euphony requires that, in these cases, the letter w should precede, and soften the sound of the initial a. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers They are marked, too, by the liquid euphony that always distinguishes Lewis Carroll's poetry. A Nonsense Anthology Oh, from out the sounding cells, 25 What a gush of euphony voluminously wells! Selections from Poe But amidst this euphony the ear is struck with the sound of the German and Arabic guttural, which is unknown in the other languages in which Latin roots predominate. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The two stanzas which conclude it, in which are told a whole history of woman's wrongs and sufferings, is, for pathos, simplicity, and euphony, a gem in the language. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography This is out of a mere regard to euphony. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers There is no question of sacrificing euphony, melody, or anything at all; on the contrary, the doctrine declares that by right adaptation the expressive power and beauty of every part will be enhanced. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama Here, however, the t is not only converted into d, but instead of being placed after n, as analogy requires thus, twornt, it is placed before it for euphony I dare say. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire While it yields to none of the other Slavic dialects in richness, clearness, and precision, it far surpasses them all in euphony. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities It is rhymed, sometimes at both ends of the lines, and sometimes in the middle of them, and it presents all the difficulties of euphony which the indomitable Welsh glory in overcoming. Seven English Cities It may have been for the sake of euphony, or he may have had a fanciful notion, that such a change would break the spell which seemed to be dragging his family down with him. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne But hark! what is that strain of melody That fills our souls with grandest euphony? Babylonian and Assyrian Literature One of these fellows bawled out "the Duke of Grafton's carriage;" "No," replied the gentleman, smiling, and correcting the officious cadman, who had caught at the noble euphony, "Mr. Crafter's." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 332, September 20, 1828 This tongue, owing to an abundance of consonants, is lacking in euphony; it is deficient in distinction of gender, though it is redundant in cases and inflexions. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Elegance -- N. elegance, purity, grace, ease; gracefulness, readiness &c. adj.; concinnity†, euphony, numerosity†; Atticism†, classicalism†, classicism. well rounded periods, well turned periods, flowing periods; the right word in the right place; antithesis &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases This soon became a favorite expression; the "e" was dropped for euphony, and the rural districts were called country. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870 The nature of the thought will determine the one, our sense of euphony the other. The Principles of Success in Literature Perhaps this change is due to euphony, as collected comes a few lines before. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 When a nominative immediately follows the verb, the pronominal suffix is generally dropped, unless required by euphony. Across the Zodiac The capital of Illinois was Vandalia, a village said to be named after the Vandals by innocent citizens who were pleased with the euphony of the word hut did not know who the Vandals were. The Life of Abraham Lincoln It only incumbers it and interferes with the flow and euphony. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe The choice of words in relation to rhythm and euphony is a mystery difficult to interpret even in the poet's own language. Poems and Songs Though somewhat gutural it is not unmusical, and for the sake of euphony final consonants are often omitted in conversation. Schwatka's Search A becomes an before a vowel or before h mute for the sake of euphony or agreeable sound to the ear. How to Speak and Write Correctly This is true even when we abstract from rhythm, which we shall neglect for the time being, and think only of euphony, alliteration, assonance, and rime. The Principles of Aesthetics It lost in euphony in the broadly sustained and sweeping phrases of Wagner, and the difference in power and expressiveness between its higher and lower registers was made pitifully obvious. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time He loved the euphony of the Old Testament; his sonorous delivery would lift a chapter from Isaiah to the height of ritual, and every Psalm he read was a Magnificat whether he would or no. The Imperialist As a matter of euphony, his is preferable to one's. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking Chopin has never before maintained so artistically, so free from delirium, such a level of strong passion, mental power and exalted euphony. Chopin : the Man and His Music Being an expression of a single, simple mood, its subject-matter is most closely akin to the musical expressiveness of the rhythm and euphony of the medium. The Principles of Aesthetics He must have learned to contemn euphony and symmetry, with its benison of restfulness, and to delight in monotony of orchestral color, monotony of mood, monotony of dynamics, and monotony of harmonic device. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time This title, though lacking in euphony, was more in keeping with actual conditions, since the valley is noted for its springs, and Diamond Springs, a mile or two north, is quite a summer resort. A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country But everything appeals to the ear? nothing offends it, and for that, whatever our philosophical notions, we ought to be grateful to the melodiousness, the euphony, and the rich orchestration of the new opera. A Second Book of Operas To a Thalberg-ian euphony he has added a technical figuration not unlike Chopin's, and a spirit quite Teutonic in its sentimentality. Chopin : the Man and His Music You have admirably succeeded in coaxing such poetical euphony from an old worn-out instrument like my humble self. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End Compare its use with that of "euphony," 1. Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier She had quietly mastered the difficulties of pronunciation by some instinctive sense of euphony if not of comprehension. Cressy Also, that she relished the euphony and felicity of her phrasing, which was certainly her own. The Rise of David Levinsky Chopin is slightly effeminate in his variations, and they are true specimens of spielerei, despite the cleverness of design in the arabesques, their brilliancy and euphony. Chopin : the Man and His Music The n of the first syllable has been assimilated to the following consonant in accordance with a recognized law of euphony, and the resultant doubling of the m is faithfully preserved in the Greek. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition He, therefore, gave these characters the first names that euphony suggested, without any attempt at translation. Erewhon Revisited I never tired of that little bell-like euphony; those funny little lucid and level trills. And Even Now Yes; but you must remember that all language is in process of change; letters are taken in and put out for the sake of euphony, and time is also a great alterer of words. Cratylus The whole history of Flanders and its linen-trade was epitomized in this old man, often called, by way of euphony, Mulquinier. The Alkahest That this detracts from clearness and euphony both, every reader will admit. Select Poems of Sidney Lanier On the other hand, among a hundred ways of saying a thing, there are more than ninety that a care for euphony may reasonably forbid. Style The sounds by which they were expressed were rough-hewn at first; after a while they grew more refined—the natural laws of euphony began to affect them. Cratylus Whatever slight differences exist in the use or formation of these organs, owing to climate or the sense of euphony or other causes, they are as nothing compared with their agreement. Cratylus The alternative will be called delusive, for, in European literature at least, there is no word-symbol that does not imply a spoken sound, and no excellence without euphony. Style The chief of these is the indispensable law of euphony, which governs the sequence not only of words, but also of phrases. Style
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