Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 2W. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1783 |
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... diftinguished himself among the Athenians by appli- cation to the Arts of Speech . His ability in these arts , he em- ployed for raising himself to the sovereign power ; which , how- when he had attained , he exercised with moderation ...
... diftinguished himself among the Athenians by appli- cation to the Arts of Speech . His ability in these arts , he em- ployed for raising himself to the sovereign power ; which , how- when he had attained , he exercised with moderation ...
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... diftinguished for their Elo- quence . They were not Orators by profeffion ; they were not formed by schools , but by a much more powerful education , that of business and debate ; where man fharpened man , and civil affairs carried on ...
... diftinguished for their Elo- quence . They were not Orators by profeffion ; they were not formed by schools , but by a much more powerful education , that of business and debate ; where man fharpened man , and civil affairs carried on ...
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... diftinguished above that of every other coun- try . Graiis ingenium , graiis dedit ore rotundo Mufa loqui * ARS . POET . And hence , when we compare together the various rival pro- ductions of Greece and Rome , we shall always find this ...
... diftinguished above that of every other coun- try . Graiis ingenium , graiis dedit ore rotundo Mufa loqui * ARS . POET . And hence , when we compare together the various rival pro- ductions of Greece and Rome , we shall always find this ...
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... diftinguished : He is copious , eloquent , and devout , though too oftentatious in his manner . Among the Roman Catholics , It is a the two most eminent are , Bourdaloue and Maffillon . fubject of difpute among the French Critics , to ...
... diftinguished : He is copious , eloquent , and devout , though too oftentatious in his manner . Among the Roman Catholics , It is a the two most eminent are , Bourdaloue and Maffillon . fubject of difpute among the French Critics , to ...
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... diftinguished for that fpecies of characteristical Ser- ' mons which I before recommended . upon THOUGH the writings of the English divines are very proper to be read by such as are defigned for the Church , I must cau- tion them ...
... diftinguished for that fpecies of characteristical Ser- ' mons which I before recommended . upon THOUGH the writings of the English divines are very proper to be read by such as are defigned for the Church , I must cau- tion them ...
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