Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 1Cadell and Davies; F.C. and J. Rivington; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; ... and A. Constable and Company and J. Fairbairn at Edinburgh., 1819 - 498 páginas |
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... from any one book in our language . .. In order to render his work of greater service , he has generally referred to the books which he 4 consulted , as far as he remembers them ; that iv PREFACE . The Sublime in Writing.
... from any one book in our language . .. In order to render his work of greater service , he has generally referred to the books which he 4 consulted , as far as he remembers them ; that iv PREFACE . The Sublime in Writing.
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... Writing V. Beauty , and other Pleasures of Taste VI . Rise and Progress of Language VII . Rise and Progress of Language and of Writing VIII . Structure of Language IX . Structure of Language English Tongue X. Style - Perspicuity and ...
... Writing V. Beauty , and other Pleasures of Taste VI . Rise and Progress of Language VII . Rise and Progress of Language and of Writing VIII . Structure of Language IX . Structure of Language English Tongue X. Style - Perspicuity and ...
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... writing . It is obvious , then , that writing and discourse are objects entitled to the highest attention . Whether the influence of the speaker , or the entertainment of the hearer , be consulted ; whether utility or pleasure be the ...
... writing . It is obvious , then , that writing and discourse are objects entitled to the highest attention . Whether the influence of the speaker , or the entertainment of the hearer , be consulted ; whether utility or pleasure be the ...
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... the arts of speech and writing are mentioned , I am sensible that prejudices against them are apt to rise in the minds of many . A sort of art is immediately thought of , that is ostentatious and II 2 [ Lect . I. INTRODUCTION .
... the arts of speech and writing are mentioned , I am sensible that prejudices against them are apt to rise in the minds of many . A sort of art is immediately thought of , that is ostentatious and II 2 [ Lect . I. INTRODUCTION .
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... writing and discourse , and to acquire principles which will enable them to judge for themselves in that part of literature called the Belles Lettres . With respect to the former , such as may have occasion to communicate their ...
... writing and discourse , and to acquire principles which will enable them to judge for themselves in that part of literature called the Belles Lettres . With respect to the former , such as may have occasion to communicate their ...
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Addison admiration advantage agreeable ancient appears Aristotle arrangement attention beautiful called character Cicero circumstances colours composition considered Criticism Dean Swift declension degree Demosthenes Dionysius of Halicarnassus discourse distinct distinguished effect elegant Eloquence employed English English Language expression fancy Figures Figures of Speech French frequent genius give grace Greek guage harmony Hence ideas imagination imitation instance Isocrates kind Language Latin Lecture Lord Bolingbroke Lord Shaftesbury Lysias manner meaning ment Metaphor mind musical nations nature never objects observe occasion Orator ornament passion period Perspicuity plain pleasure poet poetry precise principles pronouns proper propriety prose qualities Quinctilian reason relation remarkable render resemblance rise Roman rule sense sensible sentence sentiments shew signify Simplicity Sir William Temple sort sound speak Speech strength Style Sublime substantive nouns Taste tence thing thought tion Tongue Tropes variety verbs whole words writing
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Página 57 - And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Página 323 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God ; I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north : I will ascend above the heights of the clouds ; I will be like the Most High.
Página 324 - But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit ; as a carcase trodden under feet. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people : The seed of evil-doers shall never be renowned.
Página 404 - He can converse with a picture, and find an agreeable companion in a statue. He meets with a secret refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession.
Página 260 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Página 323 - And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy...
Página 50 - Tully's name, and shook his crimson steel, and bade the father of his country 'hail! for lo! the tyrant prostrate on the dust, and Rome again is free!
Página 407 - ... clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to set the animal spirits in pleasing and agreeable motions. For this reason Sir Francis Bacon, in his Essay upon Health,' has not thought it improper to prescribe to his reader a poem or a prospect, where he particularly dissuades him from knotty and subtile disquisitions, and advises him to pursue studies that fill the mind with splendid and illustrious objects, as histories, fables, and contemplations of...
Página 396 - Our sight seems designed to supply all these defects, and may be considered as a more delicate and diffusive kind of touch, that spreads itself over an infinite multitude of bodies, comprehends the largest figures, and brings into our reach some of the most remote parts of the universe.
Página 58 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.