An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric |
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עמוד 79
Thus to say , “ When our passions have forsaken us , we flatter our : “ selves with
the belief that we have forsaken them , " is both more graceful and more
perspicuous , than to be . gin with the longest part of the proposition ; “ We flat“ ter
...
Thus to say , “ When our passions have forsaken us , we flatter our : “ selves with
the belief that we have forsaken them , " is both more graceful and more
perspicuous , than to be . gin with the longest part of the proposition ; “ We flat“ ter
...
עמוד 80
much better to say , “ Avarice is a crime , of which wise “ men are often guilty , "
than to say , “ Avarice is a “ crime , which wise men are often guilty of . ” This is a
phraseology , which all correct writers fhun . A complex verb , compounded of a ...
much better to say , “ Avarice is a crime , of which wise “ men are often guilty , "
than to say , “ Avarice is a “ crime , which wise men are often guilty of . ” This is a
phraseology , which all correct writers fhun . A complex verb , compounded of a ...
עמוד 91
The leader of a faction is a . plain expression ; but , because the head is the
principal part of the human body , and is supposed to direct all the animal
operations ; resting on this resemblance , we say , “ Catiline was the head of his
party .
The leader of a faction is a . plain expression ; but , because the head is the
principal part of the human body , and is supposed to direct all the animal
operations ; resting on this resemblance , we say , “ Catiline was the head of his
party .
עמוד 95
the figure is then termed a fynecdoche . / We say , for instance , “ A fleet of so
many fail " instead of so many “ ships ; ” we frequently use the s head ” for the “
per . “ son , ” the “ pale ” for the “ earth , " the “ waves " for the “ fea . An attribute is
often ...
the figure is then termed a fynecdoche . / We say , for instance , “ A fleet of so
many fail " instead of so many “ ships ; ” we frequently use the s head ” for the “
per . “ son , ” the “ pale ” for the “ earth , " the “ waves " for the “ fea . An attribute is
often ...
עמוד 101
The only material difference beside the . one being short and the other prolonged
is ; that a mea taphor always explains itself by the words , that are connected with
it in their proper and literal meaning ; as , when we say , “ Achilles was a lion ; " ...
The only material difference beside the . one being short and the other prolonged
is ; that a mea taphor always explains itself by the words , that are connected with
it in their proper and literal meaning ; as , when we say , “ Achilles was a lion ; " ...
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action admit affectation alſo antient appear arguments attention beautiful becomes called cauſe characters circumſtances clear comedy common compoſition connected conſidered deſcribe deſcription diſcourſe diſtinction diſtinguiſhed elegant eloquence employed Engliſh epic example excel exhibit expreſſed expreſſion figure firſt force frequently genius give grace Greek heart Hence himſelf Homer human ideas imagination imitation important inſtance intereſting introduced Italy kind language leſs light lively manner mean mind moral moſt motion muſt nature never objects obſerved orator original ornament particular paſſion pauſe perfect perſon pleaſing pleaſure poem poet poetry preſent principal produce proper propriety reaſon regular relation render requires requiſite reſpect riſe rule ſame ſay ſcene ſenſe ſentence ſentiments ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſome ſpeaker ſpeaking ſtate ſtrength ſtrong ſtudy ſtyle ſubject ſublime ſuch Taſte theſe thing thoſe thought tion tragedy unity uſe variety Virgil whole writing
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 234 - Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom...
עמוד 18 - 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.
עמוד 18 - Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself...
עמוד 17 - He made darkness His secret place: His pavilion round about Him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
עמוד 239 - The mountains saw thee, and they trembled : the overflowing of the water passed by : the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
עמוד 17 - In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
עמוד 102 - Me miserable! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath and infinite despair? Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And, in the lowest deep, a lower deep, Still threatening to devour me, opens wide, To which the Hell I suffer seems a Heaven.
עמוד 106 - I had hope to spend, Quiet though sad, the respite of that day That must be mortal to us both. O flowers That never will in other climate grow...
עמוד 84 - But God be thanked, his pride is greater than his ignorance, and what he wants in knowledge, he supplies by sufficiency. When he has looked about him as far as he can, he concludes there, is no more to be seen; when he is at the end of his line, he is at the bottom of the ocean; when he has shot his best, he is sure, none ever did nor ever can shoot better or beyond it. His own reason is the certain measure of truth, his own knowledge, of what is possible in nature...
עמוד 81 - Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist; in the one, we most admire the man; in. the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty.
מידע ביבליוגרפי
| כותרת | An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric |
| מאת | Hugh Blair |
| מהדורה | מהדורה מעודכנת |
| הוצאה | Printed at the University Press, by William Hilliard, 1802 |
| מקור מאת | אוניברסיטת הרווארד |
| דיגיטלי | 6 אפריל 2007 |
| אורך | 300 עמודים |
| ייצא ציטוט ביביליוגרפי | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |