6. The wise and the foolish', the virtuous and the evil', the learned and
the ignorant', the temperate and the profligate', must often be blended
together.

7. Absalom's beauty', Jonathan's love', David's valor', Solomon's wisdom',
the patience of Job, the prudence of Augustus', and the eloquence of
Cicero' are found in perfection in the Creator.


REMARK.--Some elocutionists prefer to give the falling inflection to the
last member of a commencing series.

Exception.--In a commencing series, forming a climax, the last term
usually requires the falling inflection.


EXAMPLES. (29)

1. Days', months', years', and ages', shall circle away,
And still the vast waters above thee shall roll.

2. Property', character', reputation', everything', was sacrificed.

3. Toils', sufferings', wounds', and death' was the price of our liberty.


RULE X.--All the members of a concluding series, when not at all emphatic,
usually require the falling inflection.