An Abridgment of Lectures on RhetoricJ. Metcalf, Printer, 1823 - 306 pages |
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... dignity , of which it is difficult for a writer to divest it . Among modern tongues , the Italian possesses much more flexibility than the French ; and seems to be on the whole the most perfect of all the modern dialects which have ...
... dignity , of which it is difficult for a writer to divest it . Among modern tongues , the Italian possesses much more flexibility than the French ; and seems to be on the whole the most perfect of all the modern dialects which have ...
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... dignity or elevation , the sound should increase to the last ; the longest mem- bers of the period , and the fullest and most sono- rous words , should be reserved for the conclu- sion . As an instance of this , the following sen- tence ...
... dignity or elevation , the sound should increase to the last ; the longest mem- bers of the period , and the fullest and most sono- rous words , should be reserved for the conclu- sion . As an instance of this , the following sen- tence ...
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... dignity to style , which is degraded by the familiarity of common words . Figures have the same effect on language , that a rich and splendid apparel has on a person of rank and dignity . In prose compositions , assistance of this kind ...
... dignity to style , which is degraded by the familiarity of common words . Figures have the same effect on language , that a rich and splendid apparel has on a person of rank and dignity . In prose compositions , assistance of this kind ...
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... dignity . Some metaphors are beautiful in poetry , which would be unnatural in prose ; some are graceful in ora- tions , which would be highly improper in his- torical or philosophical composition . Figures are the dress of sentiment ...
... dignity . Some metaphors are beautiful in poetry , which would be unnatural in prose ; some are graceful in ora- tions , which would be highly improper in his- torical or philosophical composition . Figures are the dress of sentiment ...
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... dignity . Having treated of metaphor , we shall con- clude this chapter with a few words concerning allegory . An allegory is a continued metaphor ; as it is the representation of one thing by another that resembles it . Thus Prior ...
... dignity . Having treated of metaphor , we shall con- clude this chapter with a few words concerning allegory . An allegory is a continued metaphor ; as it is the representation of one thing by another that resembles it . Thus Prior ...
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Page 201 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike.
Page 27 - Their dread commander ; he above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower : his form had not yet lost All her original brightness ; nor appear'd Less than arch-angel ruin'd, and th...
Page 24 - Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself...
Page 214 - Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom, Far from all resort of mirth, Save the cricket on the hearth, Or the bellman's drowsy charm To bless the doors from nightly harm.
Page 24 - He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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Page 125 - It is this sense which furnishes the imagination with its ideas; so that by the pleasures of the imagination or fancy (which I shall use promiscuously) I here mean such as arise from visible objects, either when we have them actually in our view or when we call up their ideas into our minds by paintings, statues, descriptions, or any the like occasion.