Grammar, the best method for compofing it 189 Greek writers, the most antient, to be imitated 51, 136, 137 H. Hands, when to be used in action Haranguers, who intolerable to people of sense Hearers, how to be gained their ignorance generally great their capacity should be confulted See Sermons: Impressions: Discourse. HERODOTUS, a character of his history a treatise on history wanted rules for compofing it Hiftorian, the qualifications of a good one a character of the antient historians HOMER'S character 43 269,271,272, 273,274 278 Homily preaching cenfured 148, 149 75, 76, 288, 293 Homilies in the antient way, the best method of inftruction HORACE his artful moving descriptions his character of a good poem his defects I. JEREMIAH's lamentations inimitably tender his advice to Nepotian about preaching Impression on hearers how best made 2, 90, 91, 100, 101 how to be given 100, 146, 147, 148, 149, 156, the right method neglected See Hearers: Preachers: Scripture. ISAIAH very lofty and fublime his vain delicacy and false wit his low notions of eloquence K. Knowledge, what fort necessary to an orator 157, 158, 159 57 102 99, 102 IIO Marks of an eloquent difcourfe Memory, how far neceffary to an orator not to be burden'd with every word Method; fee Order. Mind and body how to be improved - ought not to despise, but imitate them MOSES' fong very fublime Movements in eloquence what 18, 42 281-301 283, 284 266, 267, 268 83, 87, 88 137 Moving the paffions, one chief end of oratory Mufic, how used by the antients 20, 21, 22, 23, 211, 215 176, 177 176, 177 177 and by many moderns injudiciously NAH UM's prophecy, lofty and poetical 0. Odysey its defign and moral ought to be above want his other qualifications he must be moved himself Order, without divifions beft 141, 142 119, 120 172 65, 98 32 33, 34, 35 35, 36, 219 36 52, 211, 212, 213 90, 91, 100 105, 106 -general one to be strictly observed 107, 108, 109, 110 Origin and institution of things to be explained in fermons Painting in oratory, what P. Panegyric, the defign and rules of it 122, 123, 158, 159 66, 67, 68, 117, 118, 119 19, 30, 178, 179 general and exceffive praifes to be avoided 117 281, 282 Periods chiming, to be avoided 112 231 Perfuafion, the chief end of eloquence the proper way of it best learn'd from scripture Philofophy neceffary to an orator PLATO's character 16, 60, 61, 94 148, 149 48, 49, 50, 55 15 Politeness in language, a false kind of it 40, 41 30, 289 71, 72 20, 21, 222, 223 71, 72, 73 222 222, 223 118 Preachers, their qualifications 102, 103, 122, 123, 135, 136, 211, 219 vain-glorious ones cenfured 143, 147, 148, 149, Preaching in the antient way of homily most useful 160, 161, formerly confin'd to bishops 162 150 - preaching by heart, word for word, not a right way See Inftruction: Perfuafion: Difcourfe. Preparation for fpeaking in public for preaching without notes 93, 94, 100, 101 54, 55, 214 99, 100 advantages of this way of preaching preparing every word, inconveniences of it 100, 101 not used by the antients ΙΟΣ Rhetoric, why most cultivated by the antients their oratory at the bar the modern rhetoric of the bar Rhime hinders the improvement of poetry tirefome to the ear 40, 41, 43, 44 196, 197 206, 207 198 225 ib. 227 206, 260, 261, 262 206 more difficult than all the antient rules of poetry Romans (antient) their character their cloquence Rules of Rhetoric, too many, dry, and useless ones 12, 13, 48 an inexhaustible fource of noble thoughts 177 Scripture excells all other books in fublimity, grandeur, and 99, 137, 138 a character of its feveral parts 137- -143, 222 147 inftruction 122, 123, 147, 148, 149, 158, 159, 160 |