The Edinburgh Review, Volume 38A. and C. Black, 1823 |
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great orators of ancient times , more especially the Greeks ; and arising , indeed , from the same cause , elaborate preparation . The chief imperfection , however , is the perpetual epigram . No- thing can be said naturally and plainly ...
great orators of ancient times , more especially the Greeks ; and arising , indeed , from the same cause , elaborate preparation . The chief imperfection , however , is the perpetual epigram . No- thing can be said naturally and plainly ...
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... Greek exemplars ; we mean the dignified abstemiousness , which selects one leading and effective idea , suddenly presents it in a few words , and re- lies upon its producing the impression desired , without saying all that can be said ...
... Greek exemplars ; we mean the dignified abstemiousness , which selects one leading and effective idea , suddenly presents it in a few words , and re- lies upon its producing the impression desired , without saying all that can be said ...
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... Greek Orations . Some remarkable instances there certainly are , in which the ancient and modern practice coincides , as in both the speeches upon the Crown ; * * The εξωλεις και προωλεις εν γη και θαλασση is as intensely vehement as ...
... Greek Orations . Some remarkable instances there certainly are , in which the ancient and modern practice coincides , as in both the speeches upon the Crown ; * * The εξωλεις και προωλεις εν γη και θαλασση is as intensely vehement as ...
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... Greek authori- ties . Indeed , he tells us in one passage , that , for the purpose of heightening the effect of a ... Greeks . The rhythm of the passage on which we have been commenting , is deserving of our attention . The animated ...
... Greek authori- ties . Indeed , he tells us in one passage , that , for the purpose of heightening the effect of a ... Greeks . The rhythm of the passage on which we have been commenting , is deserving of our attention . The animated ...
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... Greek rhetoricians ; the dactyl in which these orators abound so much more than the Romans ; the pæon ( long and three shorts ) , preferred by them to all other feet ; and the trochee , or spondee , following the pæon , of which it is ...
... Greek rhetoricians ; the dactyl in which these orators abound so much more than the Romans ; the pæon ( long and three shorts ) , preferred by them to all other feet ; and the trochee , or spondee , following the pæon , of which it is ...
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