Dr. Blair's Lectures on RhetoricW.E. Dean, 1852 - 268 pages |
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... ment of taste ; and on the advantage , which they give in the same nation , to those who have studied the libe- ral arts , above the rude and illiterate vulgar . Reason and good sense have so extensive an influ- ence on all the ...
... ment of taste ; and on the advantage , which they give in the same nation , to those who have studied the libe- ral arts , above the rude and illiterate vulgar . Reason and good sense have so extensive an influ- ence on all the ...
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... ment arises from its height , added to its boundless extent ; and that of the ocean , not from its extent alone , but from the continual motion and irresistible of the final cause ? -What impression are they calculated to give ...
... ment arises from its height , added to its boundless extent ; and that of the ocean , not from its extent alone , but from the continual motion and irresistible of the final cause ? -What impression are they calculated to give ...
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... ment presented to us as waves that roll , and as men that may be pursued and wounded by a spear . In the fifth place , take care not to make two differ- ent metaphors meet on the same object . This , which is called mixed metaphor , is ...
... ment presented to us as waves that roll , and as men that may be pursued and wounded by a spear . In the fifth place , take care not to make two differ- ent metaphors meet on the same object . This , which is called mixed metaphor , is ...
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... ment than a neat one ; possessing all the virtues of ornament without any of its excesses or defects . Complete elegance implies great perspicuity and pro- priety ; purity in the choice of words ; and care and skill in their arrangement ...
... ment than a neat one ; possessing all the virtues of ornament without any of its excesses or defects . Complete elegance implies great perspicuity and pro- priety ; purity in the choice of words ; and care and skill in their arrangement ...
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... ment and beauty . This simplicity is opposed not to ornament , but to affectation of ornament ; and is a superior excellence in composition . A simple writer has no mark of art in his expres- sion ; it appears the very language of ...
... ment and beauty . This simplicity is opposed not to ornament , but to affectation of ornament ; and is a superior excellence in composition . A simple writer has no mark of art in his expres- sion ; it appears the very language of ...
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