An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 5
עמוד 27
By a regular figure is meant one , which we perceive to be formed according to
fome certain rule , and not left arbitrary or loose in the construction Thus a circle ,
a square , a triangle , or a hexagon , gives pleasure to the eye by its regularity ,
as ...
By a regular figure is meant one , which we perceive to be formed according to
fome certain rule , and not left arbitrary or loose in the construction Thus a circle ,
a square , a triangle , or a hexagon , gives pleasure to the eye by its regularity ,
as ...
עמוד 73
The third rule for preserving the unity of a fentence is , keep clear of parentheses
in the middle of it . These may on some occasions have a spirited appearance ,
as prompted by a certain vivacity of thought , which can glance happily aside , as
...
The third rule for preserving the unity of a fentence is , keep clear of parentheses
in the middle of it . These may on some occasions have a spirited appearance ,
as prompted by a certain vivacity of thought , which can glance happily aside , as
...
עמוד 81
The sixth and last rule concerning the strength of a fentence is this , in the
members of it , where two things are compared or contrasted ; where either
resemblance or opposition is to be expressed ; some resemblance in the
language and ...
The sixth and last rule concerning the strength of a fentence is this , in the
members of it , where two things are compared or contrasted ; where either
resemblance or opposition is to be expressed ; some resemblance in the
language and ...
עמוד 96
Several rules therefore must be given for the proper management of metaphors .
The first rule respecting metaphors is , they must be suited to the nature of the
subject ; neither too numeTous , nor too gay , nor too elevated for it ; we must ...
Several rules therefore must be given for the proper management of metaphors .
The first rule respecting metaphors is , they must be suited to the nature of the
subject ; neither too numeTous , nor too gay , nor too elevated for it ; we must ...
עמוד 278
For this purpose two rules must be observed . 1 . During the course of one ad the
stage should never be left empty a moment , for this would make a gap in the
reprefentation . Whenever the stage is evacuated , the act is closed . This rule is ...
For this purpose two rules must be observed . 1 . During the course of one ad the
stage should never be left empty a moment , for this would make a gap in the
reprefentation . Whenever the stage is evacuated , the act is closed . This rule is ...
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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.