Q. What is an Enantiosis? A. Enantiofis Oppofitions tries. 16 17 18 Q. What is a Parabóle? A. Hypotypofis paints Things to the Life. EXAMPLES. 16. The Wife fhall inherit Glory, but Shame shall be the promotion of Fools. Prov. iii. 35. See Piov. xxix, 2.—Oppofition from Contrarieties. 17. Bleffed is the Man, that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor ftandeth in the way of Sinners, nor fitteth in the feat of the fcornful: But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and in his Law doth he meditate day and night: And "he fhall be like a Tree, planted by the "rivers of water, that bringeth forth its Fruit in his Seahis Leaf fhall not wither; and whatsoever he doth, "fhall profper." The Ungodly are not fo: But " are like "the Chaff, which the wind driveth away." Pfalm. i. 1, 2, 3, 4.-Comparifon. fon; 18. Haft thou given the Horfe Strength? Haft thou cloth. ed his Neck with Thunder? Canft thou make him afraid as a Grafhopper? The glory of his Noftrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his Strength; he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at Fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the Sword The Quiver rattleth against him, the glittering Spear and the Shield. He fwalloweth the Ground with Fiercenefs and Rage: neither believeth he, that it is the found of the Trumpet. He faith among the Trumpets, Ha, Ha! and he fmelleth the battle afar off, the Thunder of the Captains, and the fhouting. Job, xxxix. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.-Lively Defcription. E Q. What is a Profopopaia? A. Profopopæia feigns a perfon fpeaks. A. Epiphonema annotations makes. 19 20 Q. How many, and what are the Faults of Figures? A. That Youth may know the prudent and proper Ufe of Figures, they'll do well to observe, that The Faults of Figures are Six: Figures unnat❜ral fenfeless, too fine-spun, A. Repetitions, or fine Turns, are fuch as gracefully repeat either the fame words, or the fame found in different words. Q. How many, and what are the principal Repetitions? A. The chief Repetitions are fourteen, and they are distinguished as follow, &c. EXAMPLES. 19. Doth not Wisdom cry, and Underfanding fend forth her voice? She ftandeth in the top of high-places, by the way, in the places of the paths: She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. Prov. viii. 1, 2, 3. See Prov. ix. 1, 2, 3.—Something inanimate, reprefented as a living perfon. 20. Then faid the King to the Servants, bind him Hand and Foot, and take him away, and caft him into outer Darknefs; There fhall be weeping and gnashing of Teeth. For Many are called, but Few are chofen. Matth. xxii. 13, 14, See Acts xix. 19, 20.- -Acclamation, or Sentences containing lively remarks, Q. What is Anaphora? 1 2 A. Claufes Anaphora begins alike. Q. What is Epistrophe ? A. Epiftrophes like endings fancy ftrike. A. Symploce, (these both join'd, ends and begins) 3 A. An Epizeuxis, warm, a word rejoyns. A. Anadiplofis the last word brings an. A. Epanalepfis ends as it begun. EXAMPLES. 5 6 1. The Voice of the Lord is upon the waters; The Voice of the Lord is powerful: the Voice of the Lord breaketh the Cedars of Lebanon, Pfal. xxix. 3, 4.-The fame Beginning to feveral Claufes. 2. When I was a Child, I fpeak as a Child, I understood as a Child. 1 Cor. xiii. 11.-The fame Ending to feveral Claufes. 3. For whether we live, we live unto the LORD; and whe ther we die, we die unto the Lord;, whether we live thereforeor die, we are the LORD's. Rom. xiv. 8.-Connexion or Complication of Beginning and Ending. 4. O my Son, Abfalom! My Son Abfalom! Would God, I had died for thee! O Absalom, my Son, my Son! 2 Sam. xviii, 33. See Ifai. li. 9, 10.-A pafsionate Repetition. 5. For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good Land, a Land of brooks of water. Deut. viii. 7.-The last word of one claufe beginning the next. 6. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I fay, Rejoice. Phil. iv. 4-The first word alfo the last. Q. What is Epanodos? A. Epanodos in midft joins like extremes. 7 A. Floce, to hint the thing, reflects on names. 8 Q. What is a Polyptoton? A. A Polyptoton different cafes joins. Q. What is Antanaclafis? A. Antanaclafis doubtful terms defigns. A. In Paranomafia Sound accords. Q. What is Paregmenon? 9 10 11 A. Paregmenon from the fame root brings words. 12 Q. What is Homoioteleuton? A. Homoioteleuton rhymes all it can. EXAMPLES. 13 7. For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do. Rom. vii. 19. See Judges, v. 21.— Reafcenfion from the Middle to each End. 8. Is he not rightly named Jacob, i. e. a Supplanter, for he hath fupplanted me those two times. Gen. xxvii. 36.—Reflection, or hint on a word. 9. For of him, and through him, and to him are all things. Rom. xi. 36.-Variety of cafes, genders, or numbers of the fame Noun; or Tenfes, &c. of the fame Verb. 10. But JESUS faid unto him, follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Matth. viii. 22.-The fame word in different fenfes. 11. As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chaftened, and not killed. 2 Cor. vi. 9.—A Refemblance in the found, but oppofition in the fense. 12. He giveth Wisdom unto the wife, and Knowledge to them that know understanding. Dan. ii. 21.-Deriving words from the fame root. 13. The Mountains skipped like Rams, and little Hills like Lambs. Pfal. cxiv. 4.-A like ending, or rhyming in clauses. Q. What is Synonymia? A. By Synonyms like thoughts improv'd run on. 14 Q. What is to be obferved in the ufe of Repetions? A. In the Ufe of Repetitions or Turns observe that All Turns fhould give a Luftre to Difcourfe, A. A proper management of the voice, countenance and bodily gesture in oratory. ciation Q. What is the Bufinefs of Pronunciation? A. To excite in the Minds of the Hearers Affections fuitable to the Purpose. Q. How is that to be performed? A. By being ourselves either really, or at least feemingly affected with the Passions we defire to excite in others. Q. What are the parts of Pronunciation ? C. What are to be observed as to the Voice? A. The proper pitch and flexion of the voice according to the nature of the pafsion; thus, anger being vehement, naturally affumes an elevated tone of voice; Fear on the contrary being dejected, requires a depressed tone of voice, &c. EXAMPLE. 14. The Fishers alfo fhall mourn, and all they that caft Angles into the Brooks fhall lament, and they that Spread Nets upon the Waters hall languish. Ifai. xix. 8. See Prov. iv, 14, 15.— Putting together Words of like Signification. |