An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 6
עמוד 149
They had neither their vivacity , nor sensibility ; their passions were not so easily
moved , nor their conceptions fo lively ; in comparison with them they were a
phlegmatic people . Their language resembled their character ; it was regular ,
firm ...
They had neither their vivacity , nor sensibility ; their passions were not so easily
moved , nor their conceptions fo lively ; in comparison with them they were a
phlegmatic people . Their language resembled their character ; it was regular ,
firm ...
עמוד 212
The former join to a lively narrative : great knowledge of human nature . The latter
deserve : very particular praise . They approach to the useful - - ness and dignity
of legitimate history . They are full of virtue and good sense ; and are well ...
The former join to a lively narrative : great knowledge of human nature . The latter
deserve : very particular praise . They approach to the useful - - ness and dignity
of legitimate history . They are full of virtue and good sense ; and are well ...
עמוד 248
It is the region , in which we look for every thing sublime in description , tender in
sentiment , and bold or lively in expression . The ornaments of epic poetry are
grave and chaste . Nothing loose , ludicrous , or affected , finds place there . All
the ...
It is the region , in which we look for every thing sublime in description , tender in
sentiment , and bold or lively in expression . The ornaments of epic poetry are
grave and chaste . Nothing loose , ludicrous , or affected , finds place there . All
the ...
עמוד 258
His taste is marked with the corruption of his age ; and instead of poetry he often
exhibits declamation . . On the whole however he is an author of lively and
original genius . His high sentiments and his fire serve to atone for many of his
defects ...
His taste is marked with the corruption of his age ; and instead of poetry he often
exhibits declamation . . On the whole however he is an author of lively and
original genius . His high sentiments and his fire serve to atone for many of his
defects ...
עמוד 282
... their streams , that she may have a constant supply of tears ; we fee plainly that
it is not Jane Shore , that fpeaks ; but the poet himfelf , who is ftraining his fancy ,
and fpurring up his genius , to say something uncommonly strong and lively .
... their streams , that she may have a constant supply of tears ; we fee plainly that
it is not Jane Shore , that fpeaks ; but the poet himfelf , who is ftraining his fancy ,
and fpurring up his genius , to say something uncommonly strong and lively .
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.