The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Band 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 |
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... means to be employed . In respect of the end , an art is either useful or elegant ; in respect of the means , it is either mechanical or liberal . The true foundation of the former distribution is , that certain arts are manifestly and ...
... means to be employed . In respect of the end , an art is either useful or elegant ; in respect of the means , it is either mechanical or liberal . The true foundation of the former distribution is , that certain arts are manifestly and ...
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... means of discoveries and im- · provements yet to be made , it would be the greatest presumption in any man to say . But as it requires . not a prophetic spirit to discover , it implies no pre- sumption to affirm , that we shall never ...
... means of discoveries and im- · provements yet to be made , it would be the greatest presumption in any man to say . But as it requires . not a prophetic spirit to discover , it implies no pre- sumption to affirm , that we shall never ...
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... means by which our accommodation is effected , so it generally requires examination , time , and trial , that we may be satisfied of the fitness of the work for the end proposed . In these we are not near so apt to consider ourselves as ...
... means by which our accommodation is effected , so it generally requires examination , time , and trial , that we may be satisfied of the fitness of the work for the end proposed . In these we are not near so apt to consider ourselves as ...
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... means , and must be rendered conducive to that which is the primary intention . Accordingly , the propriety or the impro- priety of the introduction of such secondary ends , will always be inferred from their subserviency or want of ...
... means , and must be rendered conducive to that which is the primary intention . Accordingly , the propriety or the impro- priety of the introduction of such secondary ends , will always be inferred from their subserviency or want of ...
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... mean , is mathematical demon- stration . As this doth not , like moral reasoning , admit degrees of evidence , its perfection in point of eloquence , if so uncommon an application of the term may be al- lowed , consists in perspicuity ...
... mean , is mathematical demon- stration . As this doth not , like moral reasoning , admit degrees of evidence , its perfection in point of eloquence , if so uncommon an application of the term may be al- lowed , consists in perspicuity ...
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