Politeness in Language, a falfe kind of it, 162 54, 5, 6, 7 17 46, 55 34, 310 244 77 258 23, 4. 242 78-80 242 243 128 Preachers, their Qualifications, 113, 134, 142, 149, 230, 239 vain-glorious ones cenfur'd, 159-161, 171, 2. Preaching in the antient way of Homily most useful, way, formerly confin'd to Bishops, 175, 177 Preaching by-heart word for word, not a right See Inftruction: Perfwafion: Difcourfe. 102-110 Preparation for fpeaking in publick, " 60-3, 231 the Tragedy he defign'd according to the antient Model, commended, Reading of Sermons, 276 Reading Reading of Prayers, N. Page 176 Recapitulation proper, Repetitions often useful in Sermons, Rhetoricians unprofitable, felfish and mercenary, antient ones, their Folly, 118 105, 108 30, 32, 51 32, 38, 42, 49 45, 6. 49, 50 Rhetorick why moft cultivated by the Antients, 214, 15 their Oratory at the Bar, the modern Rhetorick of the Bar, 246 216 Rhime hinders the Improvement of Poetry, 245, 6. 277 246 more difficult than all the antient Rules of Poetry, Romans (Antient) their Character, 248 223, 279, 282 their Eloquence, 224, 5 Rules of Rhetorick, too many dry and useless ones, 14, 5Ž SALLUS S. ALLUST'S Hiftory, its Character, ૩૦૦ 136, 150-156, 159; 242 -167 an inexhaustible Source of noble Thoughts, 193 a Character of its feveral Parts, 151-156, 242 - its Connection wonderful, -159 it fhou'd be fully explain'd in a connected Plan SOCRATES his Notions of Rhetorick, and of its Pro- and concife." See Difcourfe: Ornaments. Sublime, explain'd and exemplify'd by LONGINUS, 16 Character of the true Sublime, T. 52255 TACITUS ACITUS Hiftory, Remarks on it, 300 Tafte of Eloquence how to be form'd, 122 not yet establish't, 189 a Preacher's to be fixt before he reads the Fathers, 188 214 127 186, 240 284, 286 178, 9 190 190, I 4,9 299 Antient Tafte when corrupted, TERENCE'S Character, “TERTULLIA N's Stile very faulty, Text its firft Rife, it fhou'd be well explain'd, not be forc'd; nor quaint, THUCYDIDES' Hiftory, its Character, Tragedys of the Antients excited always Terror, or Pity, they had no Scenes of Love, UNity of Parts neceffary in all Composures, 233-5 wanting in divided Sermons, 114, 15 Vehemence ERRAT Age 24. line 5. for adapted, r. adopted. p. 53. 1. 3. - I |