An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 6
עמוד 8
Pleasures of the Imagination , as they are generally called , whether afforded us
by natural objects , or by imitations and descriptions of them . It is not however
necessary to the purpose of the present work , that all these be examined fully ;
the ...
Pleasures of the Imagination , as they are generally called , whether afforded us
by natural objects , or by imitations and descriptions of them . It is not however
necessary to the purpose of the present work , that all these be examined fully ;
the ...
עמוד 17
In my distress I “ called upon the Lord ; he heard my voice out of his “ temple , and
my cry came before . him . Then the earth shook and trembled ; ; the foundations
of the “ hills were moved ; because he was wroth . He bowe ed the heavens ...
In my distress I “ called upon the Lord ; he heard my voice out of his “ temple , and
my cry came before . him . Then the earth shook and trembled ; ; the foundations
of the “ hills were moved ; because he was wroth . He bowe ed the heavens ...
עמוד 25
This is striking and sublime ; but put it into what is commonly called the sublime
style ; “ The Sovereign Arbiter of na“ ture by the potent energy of a single word
commanded “ the light to exist ; ” and , as Boileau justly observed , the style is ...
This is striking and sublime ; but put it into what is commonly called the sublime
style ; “ The Sovereign Arbiter of na“ ture by the potent energy of a single word
commanded “ the light to exist ; ” and , as Boileau justly observed , the style is ...
עמוד 34
As far however , as a paet or historian introduces into his work persons really
speaking , and by words , which he puts into their mouths , represents the
converfation , which they might be fuppofed to hold , so far his art may be called
imitative ...
As far however , as a paet or historian introduces into his work persons really
speaking , and by words , which he puts into their mouths , represents the
converfation , which they might be fuppofed to hold , so far his art may be called
imitative ...
עמוד 94
Tropes , founded on these several relations of cause and effect , container and
contained , fign and thing signified , are called by the name of metonomy . . . '
When a trope is founded on the relation between an antecedent and its
consequent ...
Tropes , founded on these several relations of cause and effect , container and
contained , fign and thing signified , are called by the name of metonomy . . . '
When a trope is founded on the relation between an antecedent and its
consequent ...
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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.