An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric |
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עמוד 167
The dignity and importance of its subjects mut be allowed to be superior to any
other . They admit the higheit embellishment in description , and the greatest
warmth and vehemence of expression . In treating his subject the preacher has
alfo ...
The dignity and importance of its subjects mut be allowed to be superior to any
other . They admit the higheit embellishment in description , and the greatest
warmth and vehemence of expression . In treating his subject the preacher has
alfo ...
עמוד 170
such , as the excellency or the pleasures of religion , are often chosen by young
preachers , as the most showy , and the easiest to be handled ; but these
subjects produce not the high effects of preaching . Attention is much more
commanded ...
such , as the excellency or the pleasures of religion , are often chosen by young
preachers , as the most showy , and the easiest to be handled ; but these
subjects produce not the high effects of preaching . Attention is much more
commanded ...
עמוד 177
First , The parts , into which the subject is divided , must be really distinct from
each other . It were an absurd division , for example , if a speaker should propose
to explain first the advantages of virtue , and next those of justice or temperance ...
First , The parts , into which the subject is divided , must be really distinct from
each other . It were an absurd division , for example , if a speaker should propose
to explain first the advantages of virtue , and next those of justice or temperance ...
עמוד 179
To be as concise , as the subject will admit , all fuperfluous circumstances must
be rejected ; by which the narration will be rendered more for . cible and more
clear , || In sermons explication of the subject , to be discoursed on , occupies the
...
To be as concise , as the subject will admit , all fuperfluous circumstances must
be rejected ; by which the narration will be rendered more for . cible and more
clear , || In sermons explication of the subject , to be discoursed on , occupies the
...
עמוד 244
The action or subject of an epic poem must have three properties . It must be one
; it must be great ; it must be interesting . One action or enterprise must constitute
its subject . Aristotle insists on unity , as esfen . tial to epic poetry ; because ...
The action or subject of an epic poem must have three properties . It must be one
; it must be great ; it must be interesting . One action or enterprise must constitute
its subject . Aristotle insists on unity , as esfen . tial to epic poetry ; because ...
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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.