The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Band 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 |
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... language , the obscurity in which a subject was for- merly involved , vanishes entirely , and a reader , unac- quainted with all other theories and hypotheses , can hardly be persuaded that there was ever any difficulty in the question ...
... language , the obscurity in which a subject was for- merly involved , vanishes entirely , and a reader , unac- quainted with all other theories and hypotheses , can hardly be persuaded that there was ever any difficulty in the question ...
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... language , to operate on the soul of the hearer , in the way of informing , convincing , pleas- ing , moving , or persuading . In the prosecution of a design so extensive , there are two extremes to be shunned . One is , too much ...
... language , to operate on the soul of the hearer , in the way of informing , convincing , pleas- ing , moving , or persuading . In the prosecution of a design so extensive , there are two extremes to be shunned . One is , too much ...
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... language in general , as well as the success of particular works , which should preserve verbal criti- cism from being considered as beneath the attention of any author . An author , so far from having reason to be offended , is ...
... language in general , as well as the success of particular works , which should preserve verbal criti- cism from being considered as beneath the attention of any author . An author , so far from having reason to be offended , is ...
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... Language • CHAP . I. • 285 SECT . I. Reputable use .. • 290 SECT . II . SECT . III . National use . • · 297 Present use ... • · 300 CHAP . II . its principal canons SECT . I. Good use not always uniform in her decisions . The nature and ...
... Language • CHAP . I. • 285 SECT . I. Reputable use .. • 290 SECT . II . SECT . III . National use . • · 297 Present use ... • · 300 CHAP . II . its principal canons SECT . I. Good use not always uniform in her decisions . The nature and ...
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... language is made use of , the same general rules of composition , in narration , description , argmentation , are observed ; and the same tropes and figures , either for beautifying or for in- vigorating the diction , are employed by ...
... language is made use of , the same general rules of composition , in narration , description , argmentation , are observed ; and the same tropes and figures , either for beautifying or for in- vigorating the diction , are employed by ...
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