The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 - English language |
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... Ridicule CHAP . II . SECT . I. Of wit . SECT . II . Of humour SECT . III . Of ridicule .... 23 36 · · · 37 50 59 CHAP . III . The doctrine of the preceding chapter defended 71 SECT . I. Aristotle's account of the ridiculous explained ...
... Ridicule CHAP . II . SECT . I. Of wit . SECT . II . Of humour SECT . III . Of ridicule .... 23 36 · · · 37 50 59 CHAP . III . The doctrine of the preceding chapter defended 71 SECT . I. Aristotle's account of the ridiculous explained ...
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... quite ex- traordinary . They extorted from them such demonstrations of their their applause and admiration , as he acknowledges to have been G 2 hat Of wit .... humour .... and ridicule . the forementioned Chap t 35 RHETORIC .
... quite ex- traordinary . They extorted from them such demonstrations of their their applause and admiration , as he acknowledges to have been G 2 hat Of wit .... humour .... and ridicule . the forementioned Chap t 35 RHETORIC .
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George Campbell. Of wit .... humour .... and ridicule . the forementioned sorts of address ; all which agree in this , an accommodation to affairs of a serious and important nature . CHAP . II . Of wit , humour and ridicule . THIS ...
George Campbell. Of wit .... humour .... and ridicule . the forementioned sorts of address ; all which agree in this , an accommodation to affairs of a serious and important nature . CHAP . II . Of wit , humour and ridicule . THIS ...
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... ridicule , which are the essentials of the former , may often be successfully admitted into public harangues . And , on the other hand , sublimity , pathos , vehemence , may sometimes enter the precincts of familiar converse . To ...
... ridicule , which are the essentials of the former , may often be successfully admitted into public harangues . And , on the other hand , sublimity , pathos , vehemence , may sometimes enter the precincts of familiar converse . To ...
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... which gives a just representation in form and colour , but withal reduces the greatest objects to the most despicable littleness ; now a concave speculum , which • Sect . III . Of ridicule . swells the 58 Book I. THE PHILOSOPHY OF.
... which gives a just representation in form and colour , but withal reduces the greatest objects to the most despicable littleness ; now a concave speculum , which • Sect . III . Of ridicule . swells the 58 Book I. THE PHILOSOPHY OF.
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