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The Principles of Eloquence: Adapted to the Pulpit and the Bar

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Jean Siffrein Maury

T. Cadell, 1793 - Eloquence - 307 pages

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Advantages of an Orators ftudy	6

Of the Plan of a Difcourfe	12

Of Plans drawn from the Text	18

Of the Injury Wit does to Elo	24

Of the Explication of the Subject	32

Of the Production of Ideas	35

Of the Eloquence of the Bar	41

Of Cicera	48

Of Technical Expreffions	147

Of Dignity of Style	151

Of Tranfitions	154

XXXIII	159

Of Harmony of Style	163

Of Variety of Style	169

Of Perfpicuity	171

Of ſtriking Paffages	175

Of Demofthenes	54

Of Boffuet	63

Of Interrogation	74

daine	80

Of the Choice of Subjects	88

Of Panegyrics	93

Of Vincent de Paul	106

Of defcribing Characters	108

Of Compliments III	111

Of a direct Addrefs and Rhetorical Dialogue	117

Of an ardent Style	123

Of Epithets	130

Of the Neceffity of an Ora tors refining his Style	132

Of a proper Selection of Words	136

Of Metaphors	141

Of common Places	179

Of Oratorial Preparation 182	185

Of Hypothefis	188

Of Egotifm of Style	190

Of Bourdaloue 198 276	198

Of Maffillon	203

Of Saurin	205

Of English Eloquence RichardfonBolingbroke	215

Of Tillotson	231

Of BarrowYoung Maddox c State of Fulpit Elo quence among the English	241

Of M Thomas and the Revo lution be effected in the Style of Rhetorical Compofition	248

Of the Ufe of the Holy Scriptures	252

Of the Fathers of the Church	260

LII	266

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Title	The Principles of Eloquence: Adapted to the Pulpit and the Bar
Author	Jean Siffrein Maury
Translated by	John Neal Lake
Publisher	T. Cadell, 1793
Original from	Princeton University
Digitized	13 Aug 2008
Length	307 pages

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