The Philosophy of Rhetoric, 2 tomasA. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 |
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... occasion darkness . When they do occasion it , they ought always to be avoided . Such are , in Greek and Latin , the frequent suppres- sion of the substantive verb , and of the possessive pro- nouns ; I was going to add , and of the ...
... occasion darkness . When they do occasion it , they ought always to be avoided . Such are , in Greek and Latin , the frequent suppres- sion of the substantive verb , and of the possessive pro- nouns ; I was going to add , and of the ...
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... occasion of considering it afterwards . Another cause of obscurity is a bad choice of words . When it is this alone which renders the sentence obscure , there is always ground for the charge of impropriety , which hath been discussed ...
... occasion of considering it afterwards . Another cause of obscurity is a bad choice of words . When it is this alone which renders the sentence obscure , there is always ground for the charge of impropriety , which hath been discussed ...
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... occasion am- biguity than to any other . As no term or phrase he employs , doth of itself suggest the false meaning , a manner of construing his words different from that which is expressive of his sentiment , will not so readi- ly ...
... occasion am- biguity than to any other . As no term or phrase he employs , doth of itself suggest the false meaning , a manner of construing his words different from that which is expressive of his sentiment , will not so readi- ly ...
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... occasion , and I know not what , to " disable themselves from explaining their thoughts . ' The other example is , " The serene aspect of these " writers , joined with the great encouragement I ob- serve is given to another , or ...
... occasion , and I know not what , to " disable themselves from explaining their thoughts . ' The other example is , " The serene aspect of these " writers , joined with the great encouragement I ob- serve is given to another , or ...
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... occasion infinite confusion in the world . Many of his audience concluded his remark to be no better than a bull : and yet , it is fairly defensible on the principles of the schoolmen ; if that can be called principles which consists ...
... occasion infinite confusion in the world . Many of his audience concluded his remark to be no better than a bull : and yet , it is fairly defensible on the principles of the schoolmen ; if that can be called principles which consists ...
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adjectives adverb ambiguity anapest antithesis antonomasia appear arrangement better catachresis cause Chap CHIG choice of words clauses Complex sentences composition conducive to vivacity conjunctions connectives employed connexive consequence copulative denominated denote discourse doth effect ellipsis employed in combining English equivocal example exhibit expression figure former French give hath hearer ideas idiom imagine imitation instance justly kind language Latin manner meaning metaphor metonymy mind modern nature nonsense noun object obscurity observed occasion offences against brevity Paradise Lost particle particular passage periphrasis perspicuity phrases pleonasm preceding preposition principles produce pronoun proper terms properly propriety reason relation remark rendered Rhetorical tropes RSITY Sect sense sensible sentiment serve signify signs Simple sentences SITY sometimes speak speaker species Spect spondee style substantive syllables synecdoché Tatler tautology tence things thought tion tongue translation UNIV verb vivacity as depending wherein writer
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