The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 - English language |
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Page viii
... human mind ; and , aided by the lights which the poet and the orator so amply furnish , to disclose its secret movements , tracing its principal channels of perception and action , as near as possible , to their source : and , on the ...
... human mind ; and , aided by the lights which the poet and the orator so amply furnish , to disclose its secret movements , tracing its principal channels of perception and action , as near as possible , to their source : and , on the ...
Page xvi
... human mind , and more especially in the principles of the imagination . It is also in the human mind that we must investigate the source of some of the useful arts . Logic , whose end is the dis- covery of truth , is founded in the ...
... human mind , and more especially in the principles of the imagination . It is also in the human mind that we must investigate the source of some of the useful arts . Logic , whose end is the dis- covery of truth , is founded in the ...
Page xvi
... human mind . It is an humble attempt to lead the mind of the studious inquirer into this track , that the follow- ing sheets are now submitted to the examination of the public . WHEN We consider the manner in which the rhe- torical art ...
... human mind . It is an humble attempt to lead the mind of the studious inquirer into this track , that the follow- ing sheets are now submitted to the examination of the public . WHEN We consider the manner in which the rhe- torical art ...
Page xvi
... arrive at that knowledge of human nature , which , beside its other advantages , adds both weight and evidence to all precedent dis- coveries and rules , The second of the steps abovementioned , which , by xvi INTRODUCTION.
... arrive at that knowledge of human nature , which , beside its other advantages , adds both weight and evidence to all precedent dis- coveries and rules , The second of the steps abovementioned , which , by xvi INTRODUCTION.
Page xix
... human creature , that is not an idiot , is every day , from his birth , acquiring by experience and observation . This knowledge must of necessity precede even those rud- est and earliest essays ; and if , in the imperfect and ...
... human creature , that is not an idiot , is every day , from his birth , acquiring by experience and observation . This knowledge must of necessity precede even those rud- est and earliest essays ; and if , in the imperfect and ...
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