The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1W. Strahan, 1776 - 511 pages |
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... facts , but the facts are few , and commonly in his reafonings , through his imperfect knowledge of the fubject , mifapplied . The fecond often argues very confequentially from principles , which , having no foundation in nature , may ...
... facts , but the facts are few , and commonly in his reafonings , through his imperfect knowledge of the fubject , mifapplied . The fecond often argues very confequentially from principles , which , having no foundation in nature , may ...
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... fact as here reprefented , feems to fubvert the principle for- merly laid down , and that as practice in the art has given the firft fcope for criticifin , the former cannot justly be confidered as deriving light and direction from the ...
... fact as here reprefented , feems to fubvert the principle for- merly laid down , and that as practice in the art has given the firft fcope for criticifin , the former cannot justly be confidered as deriving light and direction from the ...
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... facts or events as afford fubject for the humorous , we denominate comical . INDEED , comedy is the proper province of humour . Wit is called in folely as an auxiliary , humour predominates . The comic poet bears . the fame analogy to ...
... facts or events as afford fubject for the humorous , we denominate comical . INDEED , comedy is the proper province of humour . Wit is called in folely as an auxiliary , humour predominates . The comic poet bears . the fame analogy to ...
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... fact , he intends to move his au- ditory , he only declares his purpose to convince them . To reverse this method , and profefs an intention to work upon their paffions , would be in effect to tell them that he meant to im- pose upon ...
... fact , he intends to move his au- ditory , he only declares his purpose to convince them . To reverse this method , and profefs an intention to work upon their paffions , would be in effect to tell them that he meant to im- pose upon ...
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... fact , however , is , that in this cafe the very diffimu- lation is diffembled . He would not have you think him in earneft , though he affects the ap- pearance of it ; knowing that otherwife his end would be fruftrated . He wants that ...
... fact , however , is , that in this cafe the very diffimu- lation is diffembled . He would not have you think him in earneft , though he affects the ap- pearance of it ; knowing that otherwife his end would be fruftrated . He wants that ...
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abftract addrefs affociation againſt alfo appear argument arifing becauſe Befides cafe caufe cauſe circumftances compariſon conclufion confequence confiderable confidered confifts contrary demonftration difcourfe diftinction diſcover doth effect eloquence evidence expreffed expreffion faid fame fatire fcience fecond feems fenfe fenfible fentiments ferve fhall fignified fimilar fince fingle firft firſt folely fome fometimes former forrow fpecies ftill ftyle fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe hath hearers himſelf Hudibras humour hypothefis idiom illuftrate imagination impoffible inftance itſelf juft kind laft language latter leaft leaſt lefs manner meaſure mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nerally obferved object occafion oppofite orator paffage paffions perfon perfpicuity perfuade perly phraſes pleaſure poffible pofition prefent prepofition principles purpoſe queftion Quintilian raiſed reafon refemblance refpect refults regard remarked ridicule ſenſe ſhould ſpeak ſpeaker term thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tium truth underſtanding univerfal uſe verb wherein whofe words worfe