An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 6
עמוד 52
Number , as it makes a noun fignificant of one or more , is singular or plural ; a
distinction found in all tongues ; which must have been coeval with the origin of
language ; fince there were few things , which men . had more frequent necessity
of ...
Number , as it makes a noun fignificant of one or more , is singular or plural ; a
distinction found in all tongues ; which must have been coeval with the origin of
language ; fince there were few things , which men . had more frequent necessity
of ...
עמוד 54
We may observe however , that the pronouns of the first and second person , I
and thou , have no distinction of gender in any language ; for , as they always
refer to persons present , their sex must be known , and therefore needs not to be
...
We may observe however , that the pronouns of the first and second person , I
and thou , have no distinction of gender in any language ; for , as they always
refer to persons present , their sex must be known , and therefore needs not to be
...
עמוד 56
Befide tenses verbs admit the distinction of voices , viz . the active and passive ;
as “ I love , or I am loved . ” They admit also the distinction of modes , which are
intended to express the perceptions and volitions of the mind under different
forms ...
Befide tenses verbs admit the distinction of voices , viz . the active and passive ;
as “ I love , or I am loved . ” They admit also the distinction of modes , which are
intended to express the perceptions and volitions of the mind under different
forms ...
עמוד 117
One of the first and most obvious distinctions in style i arises from an author ' s
expanding his thoughts more or less . This distinction forms , what are termed the
diffuse and concise styles . A concise writer compresses his ideas into the fewelt
...
One of the first and most obvious distinctions in style i arises from an author ' s
expanding his thoughts more or less . This distinction forms , what are termed the
diffuse and concise styles . A concise writer compresses his ideas into the fewelt
...
עמוד 149
... always find in Greek productions more native genius ; in Roman more
regularity and art . As the Roman government , during the Republic , was of the
popular kind , public speaking early became the mean of acquiring power and
distinction .
... always find in Greek productions more native genius ; in Roman more
regularity and art . As the Roman government , during the Republic , was of the
popular kind , public speaking early became the mean of acquiring power and
distinction .
מה אומרים אנשים - כתיבת ביקורת
לא מצאנו ביקורות במקומות הרגילים
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.
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 |
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