The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 - English language |
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Page xi
... better to avoid . And there are consequences regard- ing the language in general , as well as the success of particular works , which should preserve verbal criti- cism from being considered as beneath the attention of any author . An ...
... better to avoid . And there are consequences regard- ing the language in general , as well as the success of particular works , which should preserve verbal criti- cism from being considered as beneath the attention of any author . An ...
Page xvi
... better than an ordinary mechanic , may prove an excellent manual operator ; but it is only in the well - instructed mechanician , that you would ex- pect to find a good machinist . The analogy to vege- tation above suggested , holds ...
... better than an ordinary mechanic , may prove an excellent manual operator ; but it is only in the well - instructed mechanician , that you would ex- pect to find a good machinist . The analogy to vege- tation above suggested , holds ...
Page xvi
... better than a castle in the air . I mention characters only in the extreme , because in this manner they are best discriminated . In real life , however , any two of these , sometimes all the three , in various proportions , may be ...
... better than a castle in the air . I mention characters only in the extreme , because in this manner they are best discriminated . In real life , however , any two of these , sometimes all the three , in various proportions , may be ...
Page 25
... ous ; in brief , nothing which in more , in fewer , or other words , or words otherwise disposed , could have been better expressed . Eloquence defined .... its more general forms exhibited .... sembly Chap . I. 25 RHETORIC .
... ous ; in brief , nothing which in more , in fewer , or other words , or words otherwise disposed , could have been better expressed . Eloquence defined .... its more general forms exhibited .... sembly Chap . I. 25 RHETORIC .
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... better appear from the following observa- tions . WHEN a speaker addresseth himself to the under- standing , he proposes the instruction of his hearers , and that , either by explaining some doctrine unknown , or not distinctly ...
... better appear from the following observa- tions . WHEN a speaker addresseth himself to the under- standing , he proposes the instruction of his hearers , and that , either by explaining some doctrine unknown , or not distinctly ...
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