The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1W. Strahan, 1776 - 511 pages |
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... use of language , to operate on the foul of the hearer , in the way of informing , convincing , pleafing , moving , or perfuad- ing . In the prosecution of a defign fo ex- tenfive , there are two extremes to be fhun- ned . One is , too ...
... use of language , to operate on the foul of the hearer , in the way of informing , convincing , pleafing , moving , or perfuad- ing . In the prosecution of a defign fo ex- tenfive , there are two extremes to be fhun- ned . One is , too ...
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... which he here fubmits to the judgment of the Public , the two following motives weighed moft with the Author , in inducing him to use fo much freedom in re- gard gard to the writings of thofe for whom he has PREFACE . ix.
... which he here fubmits to the judgment of the Public , the two following motives weighed moft with the Author , in inducing him to use fo much freedom in re- gard gard to the writings of thofe for whom he has PREFACE . ix.
Page xii
... Use of the fcholaftic Art of fyllogizing . - 163 CHAP . VII . Of the Confideration which the Speaker ought to have of the Hearers as Men in general . 186 SECT . I. As endowed with understanding . SECT . II . As endowed with imagination ...
... Use of the fcholaftic Art of fyllogizing . - 163 CHAP . VII . Of the Confideration which the Speaker ought to have of the Hearers as Men in general . 186 SECT . I. As endowed with understanding . SECT . II . As endowed with imagination ...
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... use among the moderns , compared , with a view to their different advantages in respect of eloquence , SECT . I. In regard to the fpeaker . 248 249 259 SECT . II . In regard to the perfons addressed . 253 SECT . III . In regard to the ...
... use among the moderns , compared , with a view to their different advantages in respect of eloquence , SECT . I. In regard to the fpeaker . 248 249 259 SECT . II . In regard to the perfons addressed . 253 SECT . III . In regard to the ...
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... use . SECT . II . National use . SECT . III . Prefent use . 339 345 353 357 CHAP . II . The nature and ufe of verbal criticism , with its principal canons . 367 SECT . I. Good ufe not always uniform in her de- cifions . Canon the first ...
... use . SECT . II . National use . SECT . III . Prefent use . 339 345 353 357 CHAP . II . The nature and ufe of verbal criticism , with its principal canons . 367 SECT . I. Good ufe not always uniform in her de- cifions . Canon the first ...
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