The Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres; Or, An Introduction to Languages, Poetry, Rhetorick, History, Moral Philosophy, Physicks, &c. ...W. Strahan, 1769 - Education |
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... 305 The fudy of the Father's 310 SECTION V. Of the Eloquence of the facred Writings 1. Simplicity of the myfterious Writings II . Simplicity and Grandeur 313 316 317 III . The 2 III . The beauty of the Scripture does not The CONTENT S.
... 305 The fudy of the Father's 310 SECTION V. Of the Eloquence of the facred Writings 1. Simplicity of the myfterious Writings II . Simplicity and Grandeur 313 316 317 III . The 2 III . The beauty of the Scripture does not The CONTENT S.
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Charles Rollin. 2 III . The beauty of the Scripture does not arife from the words , but the things IV . DESCRIPTION V. FIGURES 1. The Metaphor and Simile 2. Repetition Apoftrophe , Profopopia VI . Sublime Paffages VII . Tender and ...
Charles Rollin. 2 III . The beauty of the Scripture does not arife from the words , but the things IV . DESCRIPTION V. FIGURES 1. The Metaphor and Simile 2. Repetition Apoftrophe , Profopopia VI . Sublime Paffages VII . Tender and ...
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... beauty . ' " > M. Herfan , formerly profeffor in the college du Pleffis , under whom I was fo happy to ftudy three years , and who contributed in forming fome of the beft mafters that have fince appeared in the university , compofed ...
... beauty . ' " > M. Herfan , formerly profeffor in the college du Pleffis , under whom I was fo happy to ftudy three years , and who contributed in forming fome of the beft mafters that have fince appeared in the university , compofed ...
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... beauty to difcourfes of the demonftrative kind , are defcriptions , parallels , and common places . In order to know all their art and delicacy , we have nothing to do , but to divest them of all ornaments , and express them in a common ...
... beauty to difcourfes of the demonftrative kind , are defcriptions , parallels , and common places . In order to know all their art and delicacy , we have nothing to do , but to divest them of all ornaments , and express them in a common ...
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... beauty . Whatever is to be adorn- ❝ed only to a certain degree , it is always the most " difficult to adorn . Father Malebranche's Inquiry after Truth is di- " ftinguished on account of the great art with which it fets abftracted ...
... beauty . Whatever is to be adorn- ❝ed only to a certain degree , it is always the most " difficult to adorn . Father Malebranche's Inquiry after Truth is di- " ftinguished on account of the great art with which it fets abftracted ...
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