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... nature of his work is didactical , wherein the under- standing only is addreffed , the ftyle in gene- ral admits no higher qualities than purity and perfpicuity . These were therefore his highest aim . The beft ornaments out of place ...
... nature of his work is didactical , wherein the under- standing only is addreffed , the ftyle in gene- ral admits no higher qualities than purity and perfpicuity . These were therefore his highest aim . The beft ornaments out of place ...
Page xi
... Nature and Foundations of Eloquence . CHAP . I. Eloquence in the largest acceptation de- fined , its more general Forms exhibited , with their different Objects , Ends and Characters . CHAP . II . Of Wit , Humour , and Ridicule . SECT ...
... Nature and Foundations of Eloquence . CHAP . I. Eloquence in the largest acceptation de- fined , its more general Forms exhibited , with their different Objects , Ends and Characters . CHAP . II . Of Wit , Humour , and Ridicule . SECT ...
Page xii
... nature and origin of experience . 129 Part III . The fubdivifions of moral reasoning . 1. Experience . 2. Analogy . 3. Testimony . 4. Calculations of chances . 136 ib . 143 146 151 Part IV . The fuperiority of fcientific evidence re ...
... nature and origin of experience . 129 Part III . The fubdivifions of moral reasoning . 1. Experience . 2. Analogy . 3. Testimony . 4. Calculations of chances . 136 ib . 143 146 151 Part IV . The fuperiority of fcientific evidence re ...
Page xiv
... Nature and Characters of the Ufe which gives Law to Language . SECT . I. Reputable use . SECT . II . National use . SECT . III . Prefent use . 339 345 353 357 CHAP . II . The nature and ufe of verbal criticism , with its principal ...
... Nature and Characters of the Ufe which gives Law to Language . SECT . I. Reputable use . SECT . II . National use . SECT . III . Prefent use . 339 345 353 357 CHAP . II . The nature and ufe of verbal criticism , with its principal ...
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... nature and its laws is fo much extended , that we shall be enabled , in number- lefs cafes , not only to apply to the moft pro- fitable purposes the knowledge we have thus acquired , but to determine before - hand , with fufficient ...
... nature and its laws is fo much extended , that we shall be enabled , in number- lefs cafes , not only to apply to the moft pro- fitable purposes the knowledge we have thus acquired , but to determine before - hand , with fufficient ...
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