'Alcmæon of Astydamas, the
tragedy of, 434 et n.
Alliteration, instances of, 233.
Ambiguity, an element of apparent
enthymems, 192.
Ambitious, the, likely to feel indig-
nation, 144; disposed to envy,
145.
Amplification, necessity for, 65, 66.
and extenuation, observations
on, 201.
Amusements, attended with plea
sure, 75.
Analogy, an element of the enthy-
mem, 186.
Androcles, the orator, 188.
Anger, feelings of, 3, 71; definition
of, 105; persons against whom
and by whom it is felt, ib. er
seq.; three species of, 106; how
allayed, 114.
and hatred, six points of com-
parison between, 120.
Agatho, remark of, 163; lines from, Anomalies, an element of the en-
Aged, see Old Age.
Ages, definition of, 150.
ALTIov, definition of, 47, n.
'Anlès, the subject matter of logic,
10, n.
Alatav, application of the word,
10, n.
2 x 2
Antimachus, precept of, 223.
Antithesis, of style, 232; the false
one, 234,
Appetite, impulse of the, 71; the
desire of what is pleasant, 73;
irrational and rational, ib.
'Apx, definition of, 47.
Areopagus, practice of the, 3.
Argos, peculiar law at, 93.
Arguing from cause to effect, an
element of the enthymem. 190.
Arguments, on the solution of, 197
et seq.
Aristippus, passage from, 184.
Aristocracy, form of government,
55.
Articles, one of the parts of diction,
449.
Arts, illustration from the, 4, n.
Auditors, feelings of the, 12; held
to be anλoi, 15; three kinds of,
21; how to appease the, 115.
Bacchic hymns, all the means of
imitation employed together by,
409, n.
Badges, honourable, 61.
Beauty, different according to dif-
ference of age, 36; of objects and
words, 213; of style, 234; mag-
nitude the constituent of, 421.
Benefactors, friendliness felt for,
117.
Benevolence, object of, 134.
Birth, high, qualities of, 34; cha-
racteristic disposition of, 156.
Body, excellencies of the, 36.
Brave, the, friendliness felt for, 117.
Calippus the orator, 188.
Callistratus, his charge against
Melenopus, 92.
Cases, one of the parts of diction,
449.
Censure, attended with pleasure, 78.
Chance, definition of, 38; mankind
impelled by, 70; on the circum-
stances of, 426.
Character, goodness of, 35; a spe-
cific good, 41; attended with
pleasure, 75; men of, are some-
times impelled to commit injus-
tice, 82; comparison of, to be
made, 66; what constitutes, 418.
Charemon, saying f, 191.
Xápis, definition of, 133.
Xεμavel, meaning of, 441, n.
Chorus, a part of tragedy, 429. its
various divisions, ib.; business of
the, 445; gradual extinction of
the, ib., n.
Cicero, caution of, 16, n.
Cithern-playing, a favourite accom.
plishment of the Athenian youth,
407, n.
Comedy, an imitative art, 407; ori
gin of, 413, 415 et seq.
Comeliness, different according
difference of age, 36.
Commendation, language of, 64, 65
Commos, a part of the chorus, 429
Community, injustice to the, de
fined, 87.
Compacts, definition of, 98.
Compulsion, the motive of human
action, 70.
Confidence, definition of, 125; how
created, ib.; persons who feel,
126.
Conjunctions, one of the parts of
diction, 449.
Conon, expression of, 191.
Consequents, an element of the en-
thymem, 185, 186.
Constraint, freedom from, pleasant,
73.
Contempt, a feeling contrary to
emulation, 149.
Contraries, an element of the en
thymem, 178; consideration of,
468.
Contumely, definition of, 107.
Courage, quality of, 50; a consti.
tuent of virtue, 58.
Cowardice, illustration of, 128.
Crimes, on the various degrees of,
92 et seq.
Critics, objections of, answered,
463 et seq.
Custom, mankind impelled by,
Dancing, an imitative art 409
Danger, an object of fear 122
Decisions, legal, an element of the
enthymem, 184.
Declamation, often ridiculous when
read, 247.
Decoration, a certain part of tra-
gedy, 417 et n.
Deeds, one of the proofs necessary
in judicial oratory, 98; argu-
ments to be used for and against,
98, 99.
Definition, an element of the en-
thymem, 182.
Definitions of Aristotle's Rhetoric,
385-403;
of his Poetic, 478-
487.
Delicacy of feeling, disquisition on,
127 et seq.
Democracy, form of government, 55.
Depravity, the cause of injustice, 68.
Aiaßon, use of the word, 3, n.
AlaλEKTIK, explanation of, 23, n.
Διαλεκτικός, explained, 10, n.
Dialectics, rhetoric an offshoot of,
13.
Alavoía, a certain part of tragedy,
417 et n.
Diction, an element of apparent en-
thymems, 192; definition of, 420;
on the use of, in tragedy, 446; on
the various parts of, 447 et seq.;
requisites of, 454 et seq.; should
sometimes be laboured, 463;
many modifications of, 464; criti-
cal objections to, removed, 466;
custom of, 468.
Dilemma, an element of the enthy-
mem, 185.
Διονυσοκόλακας, origin of the term,
211, n.
Discovery, explanation of, in fable,
427; feelings excited by the, 428;
on the different kinds of, 438 et
seq.
Discussions, minute, to be avoided,
Disgraced, the, motives of, for com-
mitting injustice, 83.
Dissembling, the, to be feared, 123.
Dithyrambic poetry, an imitative
art, 407; all the means of imita-
tion employed together by, 409, n.
Dorieus, conqueror at the Olympic
games, 17.
Draco, the laws of, 191.
Drama, etymology of the, 411; on
its various parts, 420; on exhibi-
tions in the, 421.
Eion, use of the term, 22, 23.
Elkos, definition of, 17 et seq.; en-
thymems deduced from, 17; so-
lution of, sometimes fallacious,
199
'EKTITTEL, meaning of, 441, n.
Empedocles, saying of, 87.
Emulation, definition of, 147; na-
ture, objects, and feelings of, 147
et seq.
Encomium, language of, 64.
Enemies, motives of, for committing
injustice, 83, 84; objects of fear,
122.
Enthymems, the very body of proof,
3, 7; consequence of disregard-
ing, 5, n.; a sort of syllogism, 7,
14; deduced from Eikóra and
onμɛia, 17 et seq.; two different
sorts of, 22, 177; suited to judi-
cial oratory, 66; on the nature
and use of, 168, 174 et seq.; va-
rious elements of, 178 et seq.;
how to be used in legal proof,
263, 265, 267.
fallacious, the various ele-
ments of, 192 et seq.
Enumeration of parts. an element
of the enthymem, 185.
Envy, opposed to pity, 141; defini-
tion of, 141, 145; on the nature,
objects, and feelings of, 145 et
Epideictic oratory, the subjects of,
57; the common point of, 64;
amplification suitable to, 66;
general nature of, 175.
style suited to writing, 248.
'Erinolía, difficulty of defining,
408, n.
Episode, a part of tragedy, 429;
must be suitable to the plot, 442;
Homer's use of, 458.
Epithets, on the use of, 213, 215.
Epopee, an imitative art, 407, 408;
various parts of the, 459; its
power of extension, and its pro-
per metre, 460; necessity for the
wonderful in, 461.
Equals, likely to be envied, 146.
Equipoise of style, 233.
Equity, in law, explanation of, 89
et seq.
Equivocation, an element of the
enthymem, 191.
Errors, previously committed, an
element of the enthymem, 190.
"Hon explained, 149, n.
Eubulus, adopts a saying of Plato,97.
Euphony, necessity of, 212.
Euripides, his reply to the Syra-
cusans, 131.
EUTράTελo, remarks on, 152, n.
Exaggeration, an element of the ap-
parent enthymems, 194.
Examples, suited to deliberative
oratory, 66; different kinds of,
and their use, 165 et seq.; reason-
ings derived from, 199; solution
of, 200; best suited to proofs, 263.
Excellencies, personal, attended with
pleasure, 78.
Excess of good or evil, 46 et seq.
Exhorting, objects of, in oratory, 33.
Exode, a part of tragedy, 429.
Exordium, occurrence of the, 250;
on the nature and use of the, 251
et seq.
Expedient, the object of, proposed,
39; what is the higher degree of,
44.
Exports, necessary to be under-
stood by the orator, 31.
Extenuation, observations on, 201.
Fable, or Apologue, use of, by way
of example, 166; suited to the
deliberative orator, 167.
definition of, 418; revolutions
and discoveries of, the cause of
pleasure, 419; the soul of tra-
gedy, ib.; on the unity of, 422
et seq.; on the simple and com-
plex, 426, 427; the various requi-
sites of, 427, 428; the simple
preferable to the two-fold, 431;
precepts respecting, 434; exam-
ple of, ib.; on the incidents of, 437.
Fact, questions of, to be left to the
judge, 5.
Fallacies of apparent enthymems,
192 et seq.
Fear, definition of, 121; on the na-
ture and objects of, 121 et seq.;
closely allied to pity, 124.
Feeling essential to the poet, 441.
Feelings of delicacy and shame, dis-
quisition on, 127 et seq.
Flattery attended with pleasure, 76.
Forgiving, the, friendliness felt for,
118.
Fortunate, the, dispositions and cha-
racteristics of, 159.
Fortune, definitions of, 38, 150.
Friendless, the, disposition of, for
committing injustice, 84.
Friendliness, definition of, 116;
those to whom we entertain the
feelings of, 116 et seq.
Friends, number and excellence of,
the difference defined, 38; mo-
tives of, for committing injustice,
83.
Friendship, attended with pleasure,
78; causes of, 116 et seq., 119;
three kinds of, 119.
Genders, on the proper distinction
of, 221; remarks on, 454.
Generous, distinguished from nobie,
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