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LXII. On the Question “ Whether Music is necessary to the 
Orator,—to what Extent, and how most readily attainable?” 
By Henry Urineron, Esq. 
ontinued from p. 2oU. 
Continued from p. 250 
To Mr. Tilloch. 
Blair's Hill, Cork, Nov. 10, 1818. 
Sir, — My last letter, which treated partially of ¢zme, having 
found insertion in your Magazine for October, the continuation 
of this topic must necessarily follow: 
Examination of Tue SPEAKER continued. 
OF TIME, continued. 
Observation 4th.— The average duration of the far greater 
number of his long-voweled syllables compared with the average 
duration of his well-articulated short-voweled syllables, appeared 
in ratio to each other as about three to two; while the longest 
class when under peculiar emphasis appeared in similar ratio 
[about three to two] compared with the ordinary long ones, and 
consequently in ratio somewhat more than as two to one com- 
pared with the ordinary short ones. The particles a, the, of, to, 
with other equally inarticulate syllables unfit for oratory, such as - 
the first syllable of above, approve, oppose, or the second syllable 
of general, peaceable, &c. were much shorter than all, and may 
he estimated in ratio to the ordinary short ones, considerably less 
than as two to three, and in ratio to the longest syllables pretty 
nearly as two to eight, or about four to one. 
The following rude time-table will exhibit the comparative 
proportions with sufficient accuracy for our purpose. 
Lougest, under peculiar emphasis, as thrones = 12 
Average long-voweled .. .. «. as dame = 8 
Average short-voweled .. .. .. as dam = 5 
Shortest, inarticulate, as the articles a, the, &c. = 3 
egal 
Or, in musical characters less nearly thus ; f ait. 
taking the quaver as the standard for the or- [e 
dinary short syllable .. |. eOPt f «Piaf 2 
Enda 
[An accidental extremely prolonged exclamation does not come 
under our cognisance—nor have | intended in this table to re- 
present the comparative length between the longest syllable in 
slow time and the shortest syllable in quick. 1 mention this cir- 
cumstance for the guidance of the classical reader who may pos- 
sibly be unacquainted with the nature of a time-table.] 
Observation 5th.—The disproportion of syllables called long 
Vol. 52. No.248, Dec. 1818. Ce when 
