Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Band 1A. Strahan, and T. Cadell, 1815 - 544 Seiten |
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... manner , we are led unavoid- ably to this conclusion , that there is some foundation for the prefer ence of one man's taste to that of another ; or , that there is a good and a bad , a right and a wrong in taste , as in other things ...
... manner , we are led unavoid- ably to this conclusion , that there is some foundation for the prefer ence of one man's taste to that of another ; or , that there is a good and a bad , a right and a wrong in taste , as in other things ...
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... manner ; which seems chiefly to arise , from presenting the object to us in one full point of view ; so that it ... manner Porus , taken prisoner by Alexander , after a gallant defence , and asked in what manner he would be treated ...
... manner ; which seems chiefly to arise , from presenting the object to us in one full point of view ; so that it ... manner Porus , taken prisoner by Alexander , after a gallant defence , and asked in what manner he would be treated ...
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... manner in which he writes , are particularly favourable to it . He possesses all the plain and venerable manner of the ancient times . He deals in no superfluous or gaudy ornaments ; but throws forth his images with a rapid conciseness ...
... manner in which he writes , are particularly favourable to it . He possesses all the plain and venerable manner of the ancient times . He deals in no superfluous or gaudy ornaments ; but throws forth his images with a rapid conciseness ...
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... manner ; when it is used to signify a certain grace and amenity in the turn either of style or sentiment for which some authors have been peculiarly distin- guished . In this sense , it denotes a manner neither remarkably sub- lime ...
... manner ; when it is used to signify a certain grace and amenity in the turn either of style or sentiment for which some authors have been peculiarly distin- guished . In this sense , it denotes a manner neither remarkably sub- lime ...
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... manner , were , beyond doubt , the first ele- ments or beginnings of speech . When more enlarged communication became necessary , and names began to be assigned to objects , in what manner can we sup- pose men to have proceeded in this ...
... manner , were , beyond doubt , the first ele- ments or beginnings of speech . When more enlarged communication became necessary , and names began to be assigned to objects , in what manner can we sup- pose men to have proceeded in this ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
action advantage Æneid agreeable ancient appears Aristotle attention beauty character Cicero circumstances comedy composition criticism Dean Swift degree Demosthenes dignity discourse distinct distinguished effect elegant eloquence employed English English language epic epic poem epic poetry Euripides expression fancy figures French genius give grace Greek hearers Hence Homer human ideas Iliad imagination imitation instance Isocrates kind language lecture manner means ment metaphor mind modern moral nature never objects observe occasion orator ornament particular passion peculiar persons perspicuity pleasure poem poet poetical poetry praise principles proper propriety prose public speaking Quintilian reason relation remarkable render rise Roman rule scene sense sensible sentence sentiments sermon shew simplicity sometimes Sophocles sort sound speaker species speech spirit strain style sublime syllables Tacitus taste tences thing thought Thucydides tion tragedy tropes unity variety verbs verse Virgil virtue Voltaire whole words writing
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 453 - And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water : in the habitation of dragons where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
Seite 171 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming ; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak, and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we ? art thou become like unto us...
Seite 26 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up...
Seite 171 - 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.
Seite 456 - Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Seite 451 - Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name : bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness : fear before him, all the earth.
Seite 171 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof ; that opened not the house of his prisoners...
Seite 213 - A man of a polite imagination is let into a great many pleasures that the vulgar are not capable of receiving. 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.
Seite 474 - Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man, in the land of Canaan ; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Seite 219 - Our imagination loves to be filled with an object, or to grasp at any thing that is too big for its capacity. We are flung into a pleasing astonishment at such unbounded views, and feel a delightful stillness and amazement in the soul at the apprehension of them.