The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 - English language |
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Page vi
... question so nice and curious , there should , with- out any previous communication , be so remarkable a coincidence of sentiments in every thing wherein their subjects coincide . A man must have an uncommon confidence vi PREFACE .
... question so nice and curious , there should , with- out any previous communication , be so remarkable a coincidence of sentiments in every thing wherein their subjects coincide . A man must have an uncommon confidence vi PREFACE .
Page vii
... other theories and hypotheses , can hardly be persuaded that there was ever any difficulty in the question . But there is reason to think , that the world will soon be favoured with an opportunity of judging a 4 PREFAC E. vii.
... other theories and hypotheses , can hardly be persuaded that there was ever any difficulty in the question . But there is reason to think , that the world will soon be favoured with an opportunity of judging a 4 PREFAC E. vii.
Page ix
... questions , to avoid obscurity ; and , in regard to such of his remarks as may be thought too minute and particular , if just , they will not , he hopes , on a re - examination , be deemed of no consequence . Those may serve to il ...
... questions , to avoid obscurity ; and , in regard to such of his remarks as may be thought too minute and particular , if just , they will not , he hopes , on a re - examination , be deemed of no consequence . Those may serve to il ...
Page xvi
... questions which come ex- actly within the description of the rule may be solv- ed , by the other such general rules themselves , as serve for the solution of endless particulars , may be discovered . THE Case I own is somewhat different ...
... questions which come ex- actly within the description of the rule may be solv- ed , by the other such general rules themselves , as serve for the solution of endless particulars , may be discovered . THE Case I own is somewhat different ...
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... question whether Ciceronian eloquence itself could excuse the uttering of such things in any modern assembly , not to say a polite one . With vernacular expressions , answering to these , " vomere , ructare , frustis esculen " tis vinum ...
... question whether Ciceronian eloquence itself could excuse the uttering of such things in any modern assembly , not to say a polite one . With vernacular expressions , answering to these , " vomere , ructare , frustis esculen " tis vinum ...
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