The Philosophy of RhetoricHarper & Brothers, 1860 - 435 páginas |
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... appear- ing , are more rapid in their advancement . There may , in- deed , be in these a degree of perfection beyond what we have experienced ; but we have some conception of the very ut- most to which it can proceed . For instance ...
... appear- ing , are more rapid in their advancement . There may , in- deed , be in these a degree of perfection beyond what we have experienced ; but we have some conception of the very ut- most to which it can proceed . For instance ...
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... appear afterward ) , it requires the aid of the imagination . Thereby it not only pleases , but by pleasing commands atten- tion , rouses the passions , and often at last subdues the most stubborn resolution . It is also a useful art ...
... appear afterward ) , it requires the aid of the imagination . Thereby it not only pleases , but by pleasing commands atten- tion , rouses the passions , and often at last subdues the most stubborn resolution . It is also a useful art ...
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... appear from the following observations . When a speaker addresses himself to the understanding , he proposes the instruction of his hearers , and that , either by explaining some doctrine unknown , or not distinctly compre . hended by ...
... appear from the following observations . When a speaker addresses himself to the understanding , he proposes the instruction of his hearers , and that , either by explaining some doctrine unknown , or not distinctly compre . hended by ...
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... appear su- perficial . There are few words in any language ( particularly such as relate to the operations and feelings of the mind ) which are strictly univocal . Thus , admiration , when per- sons are the object , is commonly used for ...
... appear su- perficial . There are few words in any language ( particularly such as relate to the operations and feelings of the mind ) which are strictly univocal . Thus , admiration , when per- sons are the object , is commonly used for ...
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George Campbell. both despicable and hurtful here ) , but such as appear the natural exposition of those bright and deep impressions made by the subject upon the speaker's mind ; for here the end is not pleasure , but emotion . Would we ...
George Campbell. both despicable and hurtful here ) , but such as appear the natural exposition of those bright and deep impressions made by the subject upon the speaker's mind ; for here the end is not pleasure , but emotion . Would we ...
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adjective admit adverb affirmed ambiguity Anthon's antonomasia appear application argument ascer beauty catachresis CHARLES ANTHON Cicero circumstances clause common composition conjunctions connexion connexive consequence considered contrary critics denominated denote discourse doth Dunciad effect eloquence employed English equal eral evidence example expression farther former French frequently give grammatical Greek hath hearers Hudibras ideas idiom imagination impropriety instance justly kind language Latin latter manner meaning ment metaphor metonymy mind moral Muslin nature never noun object obscurity observed occasion orator particular passage passion perhaps periphrasis person perspicuity phrases pleonasm poet preceding preposition preterit principles produce pronoun proper properly qualities Quintilian reason regard relation remark render resemblance respect sense sensible sentence sentiments serve Sheep extra signified sion solecism sometimes sound speak speaker species Spect style syllables synecdoche Tatler tence term things thought tion tongue tropes truth verb vivacity wherein words writers
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Página 369 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded upon a rock.
Página 432 - Here will I hold. If there's a power above us — And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Página 257 - For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul ; thou must be brought before Caesar ; and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Página 315 - For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell, Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Página 35 - Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The...
Página 40 - She said ; then raging to Sir Plume repairs, And bids her Beau demand the precious hairs: (Sir Plume of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane) With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, He first the snuff-box open'd, then the case, And thus broke out — "My Lord, why, what the devil?
Página 340 - The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar : When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main.
Página 20 - H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by ; Else, when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talked like other folk.
Página 272 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Página 385 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.