The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Band 1A. Constable & Company, 1816 |
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... wherein their subjects coincide . A man must have an uncommon confidence in his own facul- ties , ( I might have said in his own infallibi- lity ) who is not sensibly more satisfied of the justness of their procedure , especially in ...
... wherein their subjects coincide . A man must have an uncommon confidence in his own facul- ties , ( I might have said in his own infallibi- lity ) who is not sensibly more satisfied of the justness of their procedure , especially in ...
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... wherein they all agree , than those wherein they dif- fer . He treats of ludicrous objects and ludi- crous writing , with a view to account for the superior copiousness and refinement of mo- dern ridicule . When philosophical acuteness ...
... wherein they all agree , than those wherein they dif- fer . He treats of ludicrous objects and ludi- crous writing , with a view to account for the superior copiousness and refinement of mo- dern ridicule . When philosophical acuteness ...
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... wherein the composition of this Work has been conducted , and the time it has taken , is , not to enhance its value with the Public , but to apologize in some mea- sure for that inequality in the execution and the style , with which ...
... wherein the composition of this Work has been conducted , and the time it has taken , is , not to enhance its value with the Public , but to apologize in some mea- sure for that inequality in the execution and the style , with which ...
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... wherein the under- standing only is addressed , the style in ge- neral admits no higher qualities than purity and perspicuity . These were therefore his highest aim . The best ornaments out of place are not only unbecoming but offen ...
... wherein the under- standing only is addressed , the style in ge- neral admits no higher qualities than purity and perspicuity . These were therefore his highest aim . The best ornaments out of place are not only unbecoming but offen ...
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... wherein utility and beauty have almost equal influence . The elegant arts , as well as the useful , are founded in experience , but from the difference of their nature , there arises a considerable difference both in their origin and in ...
... wherein utility and beauty have almost equal influence . The elegant arts , as well as the useful , are founded in experience , but from the difference of their nature , there arises a considerable difference both in their origin and in ...
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