An Abridgement of Lectures on RhetoricUniversity Press, 1802 - 300 strán (strany) |
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... fome de- gree to all men . Through the circle of human nature nothing is more general , than the relifh of Beauty of one kind or other ; of what is orderly , proportioned , grand , harmonious , new , or fprightly . Nor does there ...
... fome de- gree to all men . Through the circle of human nature nothing is more general , than the relifh of Beauty of one kind or other ; of what is orderly , proportioned , grand , harmonious , new , or fprightly . Nor does there ...
Strana 2
... fome difcernment of Beauty is no less essential to man , than to poffefs the attributes of fpeech and reafon . Though no human being can be entirely devoid of this faculty , yet it is poffeffed in very different degrees . In fome men ...
... fome difcernment of Beauty is no less essential to man , than to poffefs the attributes of fpeech and reafon . Though no human being can be entirely devoid of this faculty , yet it is poffeffed in very different degrees . In fome men ...
Strana 5
... fome few works of genius ; fuch , as the Iliad of Homer , and the Eneid of Virgil . Hence the authority , which fuch works have obtained , as ftandards of poetical com- pofition ; fince by them we are enabled to cok lect , what the ...
... fome few works of genius ; fuch , as the Iliad of Homer , and the Eneid of Virgil . Hence the authority , which fuch works have obtained , as ftandards of poetical com- pofition ; fince by them we are enabled to cok lect , what the ...
Strana 8
... fome few exceptions , yet in general it is true , that , when the mind is wholly directed to- ward fome one object exclufively of others , there is the fairest profpect of eminence in that , whatever it may be . : Extreme heat can be ...
... fome few exceptions , yet in general it is true , that , when the mind is wholly directed to- ward fome one object exclufively of others , there is the fairest profpect of eminence in that , whatever it may be . : Extreme heat can be ...
Strana 9
... fome figures of bodies appear more beautiful than others ; on farther inquiry we dif cover that the regularity of fome figures and the grace- ful variety of others are the foundation of the beauty , which we discern in them ; but , when ...
... fome figures of bodies appear more beautiful than others ; on farther inquiry we dif cover that the regularity of fome figures and the grace- ful variety of others are the foundation of the beauty , which we discern in them ; but , when ...
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Æneid againſt alfo alſo antient beautiful becauſe caufe characters Cicero cife circumſtances comedy compariſon compofition confiderable conftruction converfation defcribe defcription difcourfe diftinction diftinguiſhed diſcourſe diſcover elegant eloquence Engliſh epic epic poetry expreffion exprefs faid fame fatire fcene fecond feems fenfe fentence fentiments fhall fhould figure fimple fimplicity fince firft firſt fome fometimes fpeaking fpecies fpeech fpirit ftrength ftudied ftyle fubject fublime fuch fuppofe fyllable genius hearers Hence higheſt himſelf hiſtory Homer ideas Iliad imagination imitation impreffion inftance intereſting kind language lefs manner meaſure metaphor mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary obferve objects occafion orator ornament paffage paffion paftoral paufe perfon perfpicuity pleafing pleaſing pleaſure poem poet poetry poffefs prefent profe proper propriety raiſe reafon refpect requifite reſemblance rife ſcene ſpeaker ſpeaking ſtate ſtriking ſtrong ſtudy ſtyle Tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tragedy underſtanding uſed verfe Virgil words writing
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Strana 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...
Strana 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.
Strana 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...
Strana 17 - He made darkness His secret place: His pavilion round about Him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Strana 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.
Strana 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.
Strana 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.
Strana 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...
Strana 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...
Strana 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.