Lectures On Rhetoric And Belles Lettres 2

Excerpt from Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Vol. 2 of 3 Aving treated, at confiderable length, of LE C T the Figures of Speech, of their origin, of XVIII their nature, and of the management of fuch of them as. Are important enough to require a'particular difc'uflion before finally difmifiing this fubjeét I think it incumbent on me to make fome obfervations concern ing the prop'er ufe of Figurative Language in general Thefe indeed, I have, in part, already anticipated But, as great errors are often committed in this pait Of Style, efpecially by young writers it may be of ufe that 'i' bring together, under one View the molt material direétions on this head. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Vol. 3 of 3 Lectures could not be entitled to any attention; that is, I {hall freely deliver my own Opinion on every fubjeét; regarding authority no farther, than as it appears to me founded on good fenfe and reafon. In former Leétures, as I have often quoted feveral of the antient claflics for their beauties, fo I have alfo, fometimes, pointed out their defeé'cs. Hereafter, I Iball have occafion to do the fame, when treating'of their writings under more general heads. It may be fit, there fore, that, before I proceed farther, I make fome ebfervations on the comparative merit of the An tients and the Modems; in order that we may be able to afcertain rationally, upon what foundation that deference rel'ts, which has fo generally been paid to the antients. Thefe obfervations are the more neceifary, as this fubjeét has given rife to no {mall controverfv in the Republic of Lett\ers; and they may, with propriety, be made now, as they will ferve to throw light on fome things I have afterwards to deliver, concerning different kinds. Of Compofttion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Vol. 2 of 2 Laying alide any queflion concerning the pre-eminence in, point of rank, which is due to any one Of the three kinds be. Fore mentioned, I {hall begin with that which tends to throw. Molt light upon the reft, viz. The Eloquence of popular afl'cm blies. The molt auguf't theatre for this kind of Eloquence, to. Be found in any nat1on Of Europe, is, beyond doubt, the parlia ment of Great Britain, In meetings too, of lefs dignity, it may, 'difplay itfc-lf. Wherever there is a popular court, or wherever any number of men are aliembled for debate or confultation, there, in different forms, this fpecics of Eloquence may take. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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