The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 2A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 |
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... esteem ought this kind of imitation to be held , and when ought it to be attempt- ed ? .... CHAP . II . Of vivacity as depending on the number of the words 222 226 1 Page SECT . I. This quality explained and exemplified ..... vi CONTENT S.
... esteem ought this kind of imitation to be held , and when ought it to be attempt- ed ? .... CHAP . II . Of vivacity as depending on the number of the words 222 226 1 Page SECT . I. This quality explained and exemplified ..... vi CONTENT S.
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... imitating his address , his pace " and career , as well as the vigour of his horse , and " his own skill would allow t . " The clause , as well as the vigour of his horse , appears at first to belong to the former part of the sentence ...
... imitating his address , his pace " and career , as well as the vigour of his horse , and " his own skill would allow t . " The clause , as well as the vigour of his horse , appears at first to belong to the former part of the sentence ...
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... imitation of a saying recorded by historians , of Alexander the Great , concerning two of his cour- tiers , Craterus and Hephestion : " Craterus , " said he , " loves the king , but Hephestion loves Alexander . ” Grotius hath also ...
... imitation of a saying recorded by historians , of Alexander the Great , concerning two of his cour- tiers , Craterus and Hephestion : " Craterus , " said he , " loves the king , but Hephestion loves Alexander . ” Grotius hath also ...
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... imitating by its sound , and in what degree it is capable ; secondly , what rank ought to be assign- ed to this species of excellence , and in what cases it ought to be attempted . PART I .... What are articulate sounds capable of imitating ...
... imitating by its sound , and in what degree it is capable ; secondly , what rank ought to be assign- ed to this species of excellence , and in what cases it ought to be attempted . PART I .... What are articulate sounds capable of imitating ...
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... imitating , to a considerable degree of exactness , almost any sound whatever . But our present inquiry is solely ... imitation , is still more li- mited . He is not at liberty to select whatever arti- culate sounds he can find to be ...
... imitating , to a considerable degree of exactness , almost any sound whatever . But our present inquiry is solely ... imitation , is still more li- mited . He is not at liberty to select whatever arti- culate sounds he can find to be ...
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adjectives adverb ambiguity anapest antithesis antonomasia appear arrangement better catachresis cause Chap choice of words clauses Complex sentences composition conducive to vivacity conjunctions connectives employed connexive consequence considered as sounds copulative denominated denote discourse doth effect ellipsis employed in combining English equivocal example exhibit expression figure former French give guage hath hearer ideas idiom imagine imitation instance justly kind language Latin manner meaning metaphor metonymy mind modern nature necessary nonsense noun object obscurity observed occasion offences against brevity Paradise Lost particle particular passage periphrasis perspicuity phrases pleonasm preceding preposition principles pronoun proper terms properly propriety reason regard relation remark rendered sense sensible sentiment serve signify signs Simple sentences sometimes speak speaker species Spect spondee style substantive syllables synecdoché Tatler tautology tence ther things thought tion tive tongue translation verb verse vivacity as depending wherein writer