An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric |
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עמוד 75
Opposed to this is the fault , we frequently meet , the last member of a period
being only a repetition of the former in a different dress . For example , speaking
of beauty , “ The very first dis“ covery of it , ” says Addison , “ strikes the mind with
u ...
Opposed to this is the fault , we frequently meet , the last member of a period
being only a repetition of the former in a different dress . For example , speaking
of beauty , “ The very first dis“ covery of it , ” says Addison , “ strikes the mind with
u ...
עמוד 101
... not being so plain .ly pointed out , but left to our own reflection . HYPERBOLE .
. H YPERBOLE consists in magnifying an object be - - yond its natural bounds .
This figure occurs very frequently in all languages even in common conversation
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... not being so plain .ly pointed out , but left to our own reflection . HYPERBOLE .
. H YPERBOLE consists in magnifying an object be - - yond its natural bounds .
This figure occurs very frequently in all languages even in common conversation
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עמוד 190
If they recur too frequently ; if a speaker attempt to render every thing , which he
says , of high importance by a multitude of strong emphases ; they will soon fail to
excite the attention of his hearers . . Next to emphasis pauses demand attention .
If they recur too frequently ; if a speaker attempt to render every thing , which he
says , of high importance by a multitude of strong emphases ; they will soon fail to
excite the attention of his hearers . . Next to emphasis pauses demand attention .
עמוד 240
Metaphors , comparisons , allegories , and personifications are particularly
frequent . But , to relish these figures justly , we must transport ourselves in . to
Judea , and attend to particular circumstances in it . Through all that region little
or no ...
Metaphors , comparisons , allegories , and personifications are particularly
frequent . But , to relish these figures justly , we must transport ourselves in . to
Judea , and attend to particular circumstances in it . Through all that region little
or no ...
עמוד 270
If faulty , it is from their too frequent allusions to matters of learning , and to antient
fables . It must ... Milton is too frequently theological and metaphysical ; his words
are often technical ; and he is affectedly oftentatious of his learning . Many of ...
If faulty , it is from their too frequent allusions to matters of learning , and to antient
fables . It must ... Milton is too frequently theological and metaphysical ; his words
are often technical ; and he is affectedly oftentatious of his learning . Many of ...
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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.