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1.  Nature being exhausted’, he quietly resigned himself to his fate.

2.  A chieftain to the Highlands bound’,
   Cries’, “Boatman, do not tarry!”

3.  As he spoke without fear of consequences’, so his actions were marked with the most unbending resolution,

4.  Speaking in the open air’, at the top of the voice’, is an admirable exercise.

5.  If then, his Providence’ out of our evil, seek to bring forth good’, our labor must be to prevent that end.

6.  He’, born for the universe’, narrowed his mind,
   And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.

Remark.—­The names of persons or things addressed, when not used emphatically, are included in this rule.

7.  Brother’, give me thy hand; and, gentle Warwick!,
   Let me embrace thee in my weary arms.

8.  O Lancaster’, I fear thy overthrow.

9.  Ye crags’ and peaks’, I’m with you once again.

Exception 1.—­Relative emphasis often reverses this and the first rule, because emphasis is here expressed in part by changing the usual inflections.

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1.  If you care not for your property’, you surely value your life’.

2.  If you will not labor for your own’ advancement, you should regard that of your children’.

3.  It is your place to obey’, not to command’.

4.  Though by that course he should not destroy his reputation’, he will lose all self-respect’.

Exception 2.—­The names of persons addressed in a formal speech, or when used emphatically, have the falling inflection.

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1.  Romans, countrymen, and lovers’, hear me for my cause, etc.

2.  Gentlemen of the jury’, I solicit your attention, etc.

3.  O Hubert’, Hubert’, save me from these men.

Rule V.—­Negative sentences and parts of sentences, usually require the rising inflection.

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1.  It is not by starts of application that eminence can be attained’.

2.  It was not an eclipse that caused the darkness at the crucifixion of our Lord’; for the sun and moon were not relatively in a position’ to produce an eclipse’.

3.  They are not fighting’:  do not disturb’ them:  this man is not expiring with agony’:  that man is not dead’:  they are only pausing’.

4.  My Lord, we could not have had such designs’.

5.  You are not left alone to climb the steep ascent’:  God is with you, who never suffers the spirit that rests on him to fail.

Exception 1.—­Emphasis may reverse this rule.

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