The Philosophy of RhetoricHarper, 1851 - 435 Seiten |
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... latter is the worse . The first founds upon facts , but the facts are few , and commonly in his reasonings , through his imperfect knowledge of the subject , misapplied . The second often argues very consequentially from principles ...
... latter is the worse . The first founds upon facts , but the facts are few , and commonly in his reasonings , through his imperfect knowledge of the subject , misapplied . The second often argues very consequentially from principles ...
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... latter . Under this class are commonly included , not only the arts of the painter and the statuary , but those also of the musician and the poet . Eloquence and architecture , by which last term is always understood more than building ...
... latter . Under this class are commonly included , not only the arts of the painter and the statuary , but those also of the musician and the poet . Eloquence and architecture , by which last term is always understood more than building ...
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... latter is absolutely necessary for diffusing valuable knowledge , and enforcing right rules of action upon others . Poetry , indeed , is properly no other than a particular mode or form of certain branches of oratory . But of this more ...
... latter is absolutely necessary for diffusing valuable knowledge , and enforcing right rules of action upon others . Poetry , indeed , is properly no other than a particular mode or form of certain branches of oratory . But of this more ...
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... latter , the proper mediums are suggested , whereby the necessary aids of topics , arguments , illustrations , and motives may be procured . Besides , this study , properly conducted , leads directly to an acquaintance with ourselves ...
... latter , the proper mediums are suggested , whereby the necessary aids of topics , arguments , illustrations , and motives may be procured . Besides , this study , properly conducted , leads directly to an acquaintance with ourselves ...
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... latter ; that , on the contrary , the latter ought to be regarded as merely affording a sort of intellectual entertainment to speculative men . It may be said that this science , however entertaining , as it must derive all its light ...
... latter ; that , on the contrary , the latter ought to be regarded as merely affording a sort of intellectual entertainment to speculative men . It may be said that this science , however entertaining , as it must derive all its light ...
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Seite 35 - Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Seite 369 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded upon a rock.
Seite 315 - For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell, Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Seite 222 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
Seite 54 - He reads much ; He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men : he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music : Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort, As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit That could be mov'd to smile at any thing.
Seite 272 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Seite 35 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box.
Seite 398 - God is not a man, that he should lie;. neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Seite 197 - In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Seite 133 - The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way : But, to return, and view the cheerful skies — In this the task and mighty labour lies.