EXAMPLES.

1. Although the fig tree shall not blossom', neither shall fruit be in
the vine'; the labor of the olive shall fail', and the fields shall
yield no meat'; the flocks shall be cut off from the fold', and there
shall be no herd in the stalls'; yet will I rejoice in the Lord`, I will
joy in the God of my salvation`. BIBLE.

NOTE I.--The ordinary direct address, not accompanied with strong
emphasis, takes the _rising_ inflection, on the principle of the pause
of suspension.

EXAMPLES.

1. Men', brethren', and fathers', hear ye my defense which I make now
unto you. BIBLE.

2. Ye living flowers', that skirt the eternal frost'!
Ye wild goats', sporting round the eagle's nest'!
Ye eagles', playmates of the mountain storm'!
Ye lightnings', the dread arrows of the clouds'!
Ye signs' and wonders' of the elements'!
Utter forth GOD`, and fill the hills with praise`!
COLERIDGE.

NOTE II.--In some instances of a pause of suspension, the sense requires
an intense _falling_ inflection.

EXAMPLE.