The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 - English language |
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... critic be rigorous in marking whatever is amiss in this way , what author may abide the trial ? But though such slips are not to be regard- ed as the sole or even principal test of demerit in li- terary productions , they ought not to ...
... critic be rigorous in marking whatever is amiss in this way , what author may abide the trial ? But though such slips are not to be regard- ed as the sole or even principal test of demerit in li- terary productions , they ought not to ...
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... Good use not always uniform in her decisions . The nature and use of verbal criticism , with ... 309 312 Canon the first ... · 315 Canon the second · · 318 Canon the third 321 Canon the fourth ... Canon the fifth ... Page 322 CONTENTS . XV.
... Good use not always uniform in her decisions . The nature and use of verbal criticism , with ... 309 312 Canon the first ... · 315 Canon the second · · 318 Canon the third 321 Canon the fourth ... Canon the fifth ... Page 322 CONTENTS . XV.
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... criticism by actual performances in the art . The principles of our nature will , without the aid of any previous ... critics . The first impulse towards the attain- ment of every art is from nature . The earliest assist- ance and ...
... criticism by actual performances in the art . The principles of our nature will , without the aid of any previous ... critics . The first impulse towards the attain- ment of every art is from nature . The earliest assist- ance and ...
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... critic is sup- plied with materials . By the second , the materials are distributed and classed , the forms of argument , the tropes and figures of speech , with their divisions , and subdivisions , are explained . By the third , the ...
... critic is sup- plied with materials . By the second , the materials are distributed and classed , the forms of argument , the tropes and figures of speech , with their divisions , and subdivisions , are explained . By the third , the ...
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... critics , or put into a modish dress and new arrangement . And as to the fourth and last step , it may be said to bring us into a new country , of which , though there have been some suc- VOL . I. * P. I. l . I. B I cessful incursions ...
... critics , or put into a modish dress and new arrangement . And as to the fourth and last step , it may be said to bring us into a new country , of which , though there have been some suc- VOL . I. * P. I. l . I. B I cessful incursions ...
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