The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or, An introduction to languages, poetry ... &c. Transl, Volume 21742 |
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... masters of eloquence , which they ought to have made their peculiar ftudy ; and content themselves with pointing out to their pu- pils , the most beautiful paffages in Cicero and Quinti- lian , where the topics to be expounded are ...
... masters of eloquence , which they ought to have made their peculiar ftudy ; and content themselves with pointing out to their pu- pils , the most beautiful paffages in Cicero and Quinti- lian , where the topics to be expounded are ...
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... master then take particular care to make himself agreeable to youth , efpecially in their tender years , in order to foften , by his engaging behaviour , whatever may feem harfh in correcting ; let him fometimes applaud one paffage ...
... master then take particular care to make himself agreeable to youth , efpecially in their tender years , in order to foften , by his engaging behaviour , whatever may feem harfh in correcting ; let him fometimes applaud one paffage ...
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... master . " Let him not deny youth , " fays he , the praifes they deferve , neither would " I have him to be too lavish of them ; for the former " difcourages , and the latter makes them too fecure , " which may be of dangerous ...
... master . " Let him not deny youth , " fays he , the praifes they deferve , neither would " I have him to be too lavish of them ; for the former " difcourages , and the latter makes them too fecure , " which may be of dangerous ...
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... master " approving one thing , correcting another , blaming " the idleness of this boy , applauding the diligence of " that . Every thing will be of use to him . The " love of fame will infpire him with emulation : he " will be afhamed ...
... master " approving one thing , correcting another , blaming " the idleness of this boy , applauding the diligence of " that . Every thing will be of use to him . The " love of fame will infpire him with emulation : he " will be afhamed ...
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... master of them : he would have us , for that reason , be a little timorous in the beginning , and ex- tols this character of modefty and refervedness in Craffus , which far from being injurious to his dif- courfe , made the orator ...
... master of them : he would have us , for that reason , be a little timorous in the beginning , and ex- tols this character of modefty and refervedness in Craffus , which far from being injurious to his dif- courfe , made the orator ...
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affiftance againſt almoſt atque auditors beauty becauſe Befides cafus caufa caufe cauſe Chrift Chriftian Cicero confifts cùm defign Demofthenes dicendi dicere difcourfe difplay diſcover effe ejus elogium eloquence enim etiam expreffions exprefs faid fame fays feems felf felves fenfe fenfible fentiments fhall fhew fhould fibi fimple fimplicity fince firft firſt folid fome fometimes fpeak fpeech ftile ftill ftrength ftrong ftudy fubject fublime fuch fuffer funt fupport genius give greateſt hæc himſelf Ibid illa inftruct itſelf juft kind laft lefs Lord mafter manner moft moſt muft muſt neceffary nihil obferve occafion omnia orator ourſelves paffage paffions perfon pleaſe pleaſure prefent proofs puniſhment Pythius quæ quafi quam quid Quint Quintil Quintilian quod racter raiſe reafon ſpeak ſtudy tamen thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thoughts Turenne uſe whofe words youth
Popular passages
Page 303 - The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Page 327 - Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
Page 323 - WILL sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 323 - The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation : he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation ; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Page 295 - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Page 281 - God : praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints ; and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds : that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Page 302 - For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Page 294 - A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes. Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment it runneth hastily.
Page 323 - Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power : thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
Page 340 - And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled : and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?