The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 - English language |
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Page xvi
... contrary , seem to ter- minate in pleasing . The one supplies a real want , the other only gratifies some mental taste . Yet in strict- ness , in the execution of the useful arts , there is often scope for elegance , and the arts called ...
... contrary , seem to ter- minate in pleasing . The one supplies a real want , the other only gratifies some mental taste . Yet in strict- ness , in the execution of the useful arts , there is often scope for elegance , and the arts called ...
Page xvi
... contrary , as more time and experience are requisite for discovering the means by which our accommodation is effected , so it generally requires examination , time , and trial , that we may be satisfied of the fitness of the work for ...
... contrary , as more time and experience are requisite for discovering the means by which our accommodation is effected , so it generally requires examination , time , and trial , that we may be satisfied of the fitness of the work for ...
Page xix
... contrary , the latter ought to be regarded as merely affording a sort of intellectual entertainment to spe- culative men . It may be said , that this science , how- ever entertaining , as it must derive all its light and in- formation ...
... contrary , the latter ought to be regarded as merely affording a sort of intellectual entertainment to spe- culative men . It may be said , that this science , how- ever entertaining , as it must derive all its light and in- formation ...
Page xx
... contrary , it is thus that every art , liberal or mechanical , elegant or useful , except those founded in pure mathematics , advances toward perfection . From observing similar but different attempts and ex- periments , and from ...
... contrary , it is thus that every art , liberal or mechanical , elegant or useful , except those founded in pure mathematics , advances toward perfection . From observing similar but different attempts and ex- periments , and from ...
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... contrary , an harangue framed for af- fecting the hearts or influencing the resolves of an as- * Of this kind Euclid hath given us the most perfect models , which have not , I think , been sufficiently imitated by later mathe- maticians ...
... contrary , an harangue framed for af- fecting the hearts or influencing the resolves of an as- * Of this kind Euclid hath given us the most perfect models , which have not , I think , been sufficiently imitated by later mathe- maticians ...
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