The Philosophy of RhetoricHarper & Brothers, 1860 - 435 pagine |
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Pagina 48
... meaning , as far as I have remarked , be- tween the two terms , is , that the first generally denotes a coarser , the second a finer sort of ridicule ; the former pre- vails most among the lower classes of the people , the latter only ...
... meaning , as far as I have remarked , be- tween the two terms , is , that the first generally denotes a coarser , the second a finer sort of ridicule ; the former pre- vails most among the lower classes of the people , the latter only ...
Pagina 64
... meaning which hath here been given to that term , as including every . + Ib . , Dessein de l'ouvrage * Premières Véritez , part i . , chap . xi . thing whose evidence results from the simple contemplation of the 64 THE PHILOSOPHY OF ...
... meaning which hath here been given to that term , as including every . + Ib . , Dessein de l'ouvrage * Premières Véritez , part i . , chap . xi . thing whose evidence results from the simple contemplation of the 64 THE PHILOSOPHY OF ...
Pagina 78
... meaning it can never be made the subject of calculation . It then only affords scope to the calculator , when a cause is known for the production of an effect , and when that effect must necessarily be attended with this , or that , or ...
... meaning it can never be made the subject of calculation . It then only affords scope to the calculator , when a cause is known for the production of an effect , and when that effect must necessarily be attended with this , or that , or ...
Pagina 96
... meaning which that author affixes to the term . The connexion , however , that generally subsisteth between vivacity and belief will appear less marvellous , if we reflect that there is not so great a difference between ar- gument and ...
... meaning which that author affixes to the term . The connexion , however , that generally subsisteth between vivacity and belief will appear less marvellous , if we reflect that there is not so great a difference between ar- gument and ...
Pagina 101
... meaning . He mentions two opinions concerning the connex- ion of truth and beauty , which is one species of good . " Some philoso- phers , " says he , " assert an independent and invariable law in Nature , in consequence of which all ...
... meaning . He mentions two opinions concerning the connex- ion of truth and beauty , which is one species of good . " Some philoso- phers , " says he , " assert an independent and invariable law in Nature , in consequence of which all ...
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Pagina 369 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded upon a rock.
Pagina 432 - Here will I hold. If there's a power above us — And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Pagina 257 - For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul ; thou must be brought before Caesar ; and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Pagina 315 - For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell, Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Pagina 35 - Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The...
Pagina 40 - She said ; then raging to Sir Plume repairs, And bids her Beau demand the precious hairs: (Sir Plume of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane) With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, He first the snuff-box open'd, then the case, And thus broke out — "My Lord, why, what the devil?
Pagina 340 - The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar : When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main.
Pagina 20 - H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by ; Else, when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talked like other folk.
Pagina 272 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Pagina 385 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.