The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 2A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 |
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... regard , or a greeting like this in " a land of stran- gers . " But Whigs know each other by the instincts of gentlemen and of patriots , and under ordinary circum- stances I should be tempted to obey your request ; espe- cially , when ...
... regard , or a greeting like this in " a land of stran- gers . " But Whigs know each other by the instincts of gentlemen and of patriots , and under ordinary circum- stances I should be tempted to obey your request ; espe- cially , when ...
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... regard to the compo- sition of sentences · • 353 CHAP . V. Of the connectives employed in combining the SECT . I. SECT . II . sentences in a discourse 361 The necessity of connectives for this purpose . 362 Observations on the manner of ...
... regard to the compo- sition of sentences · • 353 CHAP . V. Of the connectives employed in combining the SECT . I. SECT . II . sentences in a discourse 361 The necessity of connectives for this purpose . 362 Observations on the manner of ...
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... regard to " the interests of piety and virtue * . " Sense in this passage denotes an inward feeling , or the impression which some sentiment makes upon the mind . Now a function cannot be a sentiment impressed or felt . The expression ...
... regard to " the interests of piety and virtue * . " Sense in this passage denotes an inward feeling , or the impression which some sentiment makes upon the mind . Now a function cannot be a sentiment impressed or felt . The expression ...
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... regard " to the interests of piety and virtue , and a scorn of " whatever men call great in a transitory being , when " it comes in competition with what is unchangeable " and eternal † . " PART IV . From an uncertain reference in ...
... regard " to the interests of piety and virtue , and a scorn of " whatever men call great in a transitory being , when " it comes in competition with what is unchangeable " and eternal † . " PART IV . From an uncertain reference in ...
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... regard to the antecedent . This arises from the different ways wherein the latter is affected by the former . To express myself in the language of grammarians , these pronouns are sometimes explica- tive , sometimes determinative . They ...
... regard to the antecedent . This arises from the different ways wherein the latter is affected by the former . To express myself in the language of grammarians , these pronouns are sometimes explica- tive , sometimes determinative . They ...
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