The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 - English language |
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... signifying the principal excellency in an orator , came at length to denote oratory itself . And as vehemence and elo- quence became synonymous , the latter , suitable to this way of think- ing , was sometimes defined the art of ...
... signifying the principal excellency in an orator , came at length to denote oratory itself . And as vehemence and elo- quence became synonymous , the latter , suitable to this way of think- ing , was sometimes defined the art of ...
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... signification , than has been given them here . Sublimity and ve- hemence , in particular , are often confounded , the lat- ter being considered as a species of the former . In this manner has this subject been treated by that great ...
... signification , than has been given them here . Sublimity and ve- hemence , in particular , are often confounded , the lat- ter being considered as a species of the former . In this manner has this subject been treated by that great ...
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... signified . That the lofty and the vehement , though still dis- tinguishable , are sometimes combined , and act with united force , is not to be denied . It is then only that the orator can be said to fight with weapons , which are at ...
... signified . That the lofty and the vehement , though still dis- tinguishable , are sometimes combined , and act with united force , is not to be denied . It is then only that the orator can be said to fight with weapons , which are at ...
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... signified , but in the signs , of all relations , no doubt , the slightest . Identity here gives rise to puns and clinches . Resemblance to quibbles , cranks , and rhimes Of these , I imagine , it is quite unnecessary to exhibit ...
... signified , but in the signs , of all relations , no doubt , the slightest . Identity here gives rise to puns and clinches . Resemblance to quibbles , cranks , and rhimes Of these , I imagine , it is quite unnecessary to exhibit ...
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... signified above , contempt . But it ought carefully to be noted , that every address , even every pertinent address to contempt , is not humorous . This passion is not less capable of being excited by the severe and tragic , than by the ...
... signified above , contempt . But it ought carefully to be noted , that every address , even every pertinent address to contempt , is not humorous . This passion is not less capable of being excited by the severe and tragic , than by the ...
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