An Abridgment of Lectures on RhetoricJ. Metcalf, Printer, 1823 - 306 עמודים |
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עמוד 56
... syllables seems to have been invented previously to an alphabet of letters . Such an one is said to be retained at this day in Ethiopia , and some countries in India . But at best it must have been imperfect and in- effectual ; since ...
... syllables seems to have been invented previously to an alphabet of letters . Such an one is said to be retained at this day in Ethiopia , and some countries in India . But at best it must have been imperfect and in- effectual ; since ...
עמוד 58
... syllables ? 33. How many letters did the alphabet of Cadmus contain ? that the Phenician , Hebrew , bets were derived from the 34. What proof is there Greek , and Roman alpha- me source ? 35. What : was the ancient order of writing ? 36 ...
... syllables ? 33. How many letters did the alphabet of Cadmus contain ? that the Phenician , Hebrew , bets were derived from the 34. What proof is there Greek , and Roman alpha- me source ? 35. What : was the ancient order of writing ? 36 ...
עמוד 66
... syllable of the verb , expresses the greatest number of important circumstances without the help of auxiliary verbs . In the oriental tongues verbs have few tenses ; but their modes are so contrived , as to express a great variety of ...
... syllable of the verb , expresses the greatest number of important circumstances without the help of auxiliary verbs . In the oriental tongues verbs have few tenses ; but their modes are so contrived , as to express a great variety of ...
עמוד 70
... syllables especially , the letters has the sound of 29 which is one of the sounds on which the ear rests with pleasure ; as in has , these , loaves , hears , & c . It must however be admitted , that smooth- ness is not the ...
... syllables especially , the letters has the sound of 29 which is one of the sounds on which the ear rests with pleasure ; as in has , these , loaves , hears , & c . It must however be admitted , that smooth- ness is not the ...
עמוד 91
... syllables , but of an intermixture of them ; such as delight , amuse , velocity , celerity , beautiful , impetuosity . If the words , however , which compose a sentence , be ever so well chosen and harmonious , yet , if they be ...
... syllables , but of an intermixture of them ; such as delight , amuse , velocity , celerity , beautiful , impetuosity . If the words , however , which compose a sentence , be ever so well chosen and harmonious , yet , if they be ...
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