The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 - English language |
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Page ix
... respect , as well as in others , is perhaps , on the whole , more pleasing and more instructive , than too scrupulous an uniformity . To the eye the inter- change of hill and dale beautifies the prospect ; and to the ear there is no ...
... respect , as well as in others , is perhaps , on the whole , more pleasing and more instructive , than too scrupulous an uniformity . To the eye the inter- change of hill and dale beautifies the prospect ; and to the ear there is no ...
Page xv
... respect of elo- quence ... In regard to the speaker . . . In regard to the persons addressed SECT . I. SECT . II . SECT . III . In regard to the subject . SECT . IV . In regard to the occasion SECT . V. In regard to the end in view ...
... respect of elo- quence ... In regard to the speaker . . . In regard to the persons addressed SECT . I. SECT . II . SECT . III . In regard to the subject . SECT . IV . In regard to the occasion SECT . V. In regard to the end in view ...
Page xvi
... liberal arts , fall entirely under the denomi- nation of the useful ; whereas painting and sculpture , though requiring a good deal of manual labour , and in that respect more nearly related to the mechanical , vi INTRODUCTION .
... liberal arts , fall entirely under the denomi- nation of the useful ; whereas painting and sculpture , though requiring a good deal of manual labour , and in that respect more nearly related to the mechanical , vi INTRODUCTION .
Page xvi
... respect of the end , an art is either useful or elegant ; in respect of the means , it is either mechanical or liberal . The true foundation of the former distribution is , that certain arts are manifestly and ultimately calculated for ...
... respect of the end , an art is either useful or elegant ; in respect of the means , it is either mechanical or liberal . The true foundation of the former distribution is , that certain arts are manifestly and ultimately calculated for ...
Page xvi
... respects we come to equal them . The same thing might pro- bably be affirmed with regard to painting , sculpture , and music , if we had here as ample a fund of materi- ` als for forming a comparison . 1 BUT let it be observed , that ...
... respects we come to equal them . The same thing might pro- bably be affirmed with regard to painting , sculpture , and music , if we had here as ample a fund of materi- ` als for forming a comparison . 1 BUT let it be observed , that ...
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