The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1W. Strahan, 1776 - 511 pages |
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... called An Effay on Laughter and Ludicrous Writing . Whilft the Author carefully perufed that Ef- fay , it gave him a very agreeable furprise to discover , that on a queftion fo nice and curi- ous , there should , without any previous ...
... called An Effay on Laughter and Ludicrous Writing . Whilft the Author carefully perufed that Ef- fay , it gave him a very agreeable furprise to discover , that on a queftion fo nice and curi- ous , there should , without any previous ...
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... called mechanical . The character directly oppofite to the empiric is the visionary ; for it is not in theology only that there are vifionaries . Of the two extremes I acknowledge that the latter is the worfe . The firft founds upon ...
... called mechanical . The character directly oppofite to the empiric is the visionary ; for it is not in theology only that there are vifionaries . Of the two extremes I acknowledge that the latter is the worfe . The firft founds upon ...
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... called elegant are by no means deftitute of use , The principal difference is , that ufe is the direct and avowed purpofe of the former , whereas it is more latently and indirectly effected by the- latter . Under this clafs are commonly ...
... called elegant are by no means deftitute of use , The principal difference is , that ufe is the direct and avowed purpofe of the former , whereas it is more latently and indirectly effected by the- latter . Under this clafs are commonly ...
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... called genius , than is neceffary in the other . LET it be observed further , that as the gra- tification of tafte is the immediate object of the fine arts , their effect is in a manner inftantaneous , and the quality of any new ...
... called genius , than is neceffary in the other . LET it be observed further , that as the gra- tification of tafte is the immediate object of the fine arts , their effect is in a manner inftantaneous , and the quality of any new ...
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... called prudent , but the fweetness of the lips increaseth learning † . By the former a man's own conduct may be well regulated , but the latter is abfolutely neceffary for diffufing va- luable knowledge , and enforcing right rules of ...
... called prudent , but the fweetness of the lips increaseth learning † . By the former a man's own conduct may be well regulated , but the latter is abfolutely neceffary for diffufing va- luable knowledge , and enforcing right rules of ...
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