An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 7
עמוד 17
Of all writings , antient or modern , the Sacred Scrip . . tures afford the most
striking instances of the fublime . In them the descriptions of the Supreme Being
are wonderfully noble , both from the grandeur of the object , and the manner of ...
Of all writings , antient or modern , the Sacred Scrip . . tures afford the most
striking instances of the fublime . In them the descriptions of the Supreme Being
are wonderfully noble , both from the grandeur of the object , and the manner of ...
עמוד 26
We speak frequently of a beautiful tree or flower ; a beautiful poem ; a beautiful
character ; and a beautiful theorem in mathematics . Color secms to afford the
simplest instance of Beauty . Association of ideas , it is probable , has some
influence ...
We speak frequently of a beautiful tree or flower ; a beautiful poem ; a beautiful
character ; and a beautiful theorem in mathematics . Color secms to afford the
simplest instance of Beauty . Association of ideas , it is probable , has some
influence ...
עמוד 74
Thus , for instance , in the following sentence from Sir William Temple the
adjection to the sentence is entirely foreign to it . Speaking of Burnet ' s Theory of
the Earth , and Fontenelle ' s Plurality of Worlds ; “ The “ first , ” says he , “ could
not end ...
Thus , for instance , in the following sentence from Sir William Temple the
adjection to the sentence is entirely foreign to it . Speaking of Burnet ' s Theory of
the Earth , and Fontenelle ' s Plurality of Worlds ; “ The “ first , ” says he , “ could
not end ...
עמוד 76
In this instance scarcely any thing is added by the fecond member of the
sentence to what was expreff . ed in the first . Though the flowing style of Addison
may palliate fuch negligence ; yet it is generally true , that language , divested of
this ...
In this instance scarcely any thing is added by the fecond member of the
sentence to what was expreff . ed in the first . Though the flowing style of Addison
may palliate fuch negligence ; yet it is generally true , that language , divested of
this ...
עמוד 85
As an instance of this , the following sentence of Addison may be given . “ It fills
the mind with the “ largest variety of ideas ; converses with its objects at “ the
greatest distance ; and continues the longest in " action without being tired or
fatiated ...
As an instance of this , the following sentence of Addison may be given . “ It fills
the mind with the “ largest variety of ideas ; converses with its objects at “ the
greatest distance ; and continues the longest in " action without being tired or
fatiated ...
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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.