The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1W. Strahan, 1776 - 511 pages |
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... whole , and complete in itself ; taken together , they are conftituent parts of one Work . The Author entered on this in- quiry as early as the year 1750 ; and it was then that the two firft Chapters of the first Book were compofed ...
... whole , and complete in itself ; taken together , they are conftituent parts of one Work . The Author entered on this in- quiry as early as the year 1750 ; and it was then that the two firft Chapters of the first Book were compofed ...
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... whole , more pleaf- ing and more instructive , than too fcrupulous an uniformity . To the eye the interchange of hill and dale beautifies the profpect ; and to the ear there is no mufic in monotony . The Author can truly fay , that he ...
... whole , more pleaf- ing and more instructive , than too fcrupulous an uniformity . To the eye the interchange of hill and dale beautifies the profpect ; and to the ear there is no mufic in monotony . The Author can truly fay , that he ...
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... whole circle of arts , both ufeful and elegant . Valuable knowledge there- fore always leads to fome practical skill , and is perfected in it . On the other hand , the practi- cal skill lofes much of its beauty and extenfive VOL . I ...
... whole circle of arts , both ufeful and elegant . Valuable knowledge there- fore always leads to fome practical skill , and is perfected in it . On the other hand , the practi- cal skill lofes much of its beauty and extenfive VOL . I ...
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... whole . But then thefe other and immediate ends are in effect but means , and must be rendered conducive to that which is the primary intention . Accordingly , the pro- priety or the impropriety of the introduction of fuch fecondary ...
... whole . But then thefe other and immediate ends are in effect but means , and must be rendered conducive to that which is the primary intention . Accordingly , the pro- priety or the impropriety of the introduction of fuch fecondary ...
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... whole world is exhibited as no more than a fufficient theatre for fuch a fuperior genius to act upon . How noble is the idea ! All the nations and potentates of the earth are , in a manner , pro- duced as witneffes of his valour and his ...
... whole world is exhibited as no more than a fufficient theatre for fuch a fuperior genius to act upon . How noble is the idea ! All the nations and potentates of the earth are , in a manner , pro- duced as witneffes of his valour and his ...
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