The comic English grammar [electronic resource]: a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . m, by whatexpression, are we to designate such tyranny ? (A longpause) . Gentlemen!—it is unconstitutional! J SECTION V. OP TONES. Tones consist of the modulations of the voice, or thenotes or variations of sound which we use in speaking:thus differing materially both from emphasis and pauses. An interesting diversity of tones is exhibited by thepopular voice at an election. PROSODY. 129 Also by dust-men, milk-women, and pot-boys; and byfruiterers, hearth-stone-vendors, ballad-singers, Las
The comic English grammar [electronic resource]: a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . m, by whatexpression, are we to designate such tyranny ? (A longpause) . Gentlemen!—it is unconstitutional! J SECTION V. OP TONES. Tones consist of the modulations of the voice, or thenotes or variations of sound which we use in speaking:thus differing materially both from emphasis and pauses. An interesting diversity of tones is exhibited by thepopular voice at an election. PROSODY. 129 Also by dust-men, milk-women, and pot-boys; and byfruiterers, hearth-stone-vendors, ballad-singers, Last-Dying-Speech-hawkers, and old clothesmen itinerant. We cannot exactly write tones (though it is easy enoughto write notes), but we shall nevertheless endeavour togive some idea of their utility. A lover and a police-magistrate (unless the two cha-racters should chance to be combined, which sometimeshappens, that is, when the latter is a lover of justice)would say, Answer me, in very different tones. Observe that two doves billing resemble two magis-trates bowing ;—because they are beak to A lover again would utter the words For ever andever, in a very different tone from that in which a ParishClerk would repeat them. A young lady on her first introduction to you, says, Sir, in a tone very unlike that in which she some timeafterwards delivers herself of the same monosyllable whenshe is addressing you under the influence of jealousy As to the word Sir, the number of constructions K 130 THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR. which, according to the tone in which it is spoken, it maybe made to bear, are incalculable. We may adduce a fewinstances. Please, Sir, let me off my imposition. No, Sir! Waiter! you, Sir! Yes, Sir! yes, Sir! Sir, I am greatly obliged to you. Sir, you are quite welcome. Your servant, Sir (by a man who brings you achallenge). Servant, Sir (by a tailor bowing you to the door). Sir, you are a gentleman! Sir, you are a scoundrel! We need not go on with examples a
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