The Works of George Campbell: Philosophy of rhetoricT. Tegg, 1840 |
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Strona iii
... whole , and complete in itself ; taken together , they are consituent parts of one work . The Author entered on this inquiry as early as the year 1750 ; and it was then that the two first Chapters of the first Book were composed . These ...
... whole , and complete in itself ; taken together , they are consituent parts of one work . The Author entered on this inquiry as early as the year 1750 ; and it was then that the two first Chapters of the first Book were composed . These ...
Strona v
... whole , more pleasing and more instructive than too scrupulous an uniformity . To the eye the interchange of hill and dale beautifies the prospect ; and to the ear there is no music in monotony . The Author can truly say , that he has ...
... whole , more pleasing and more instructive than too scrupulous an uniformity . To the eye the interchange of hill and dale beautifies the prospect ; and to the ear there is no music in monotony . The Author can truly say , that he has ...
Strona xi
... whole circle of arts , both useful and elegant . Valuable knowledge , therefore , always leads to some practical skill , and is perfected in it . On the other hand , the practical skill loses much of its beauty and extensive utility ...
... whole circle of arts , both useful and elegant . Valuable knowledge , therefore , always leads to some practical skill , and is perfected in it . On the other hand , the practical skill loses much of its beauty and extensive utility ...
Strona 1
... whole . But then these other and immediate ends are in effect but means , and must be rendered conducive to that which is the primary in- tention . Accordingly , the propriety or the impropriety of the introduction of such secondary ...
... whole . But then these other and immediate ends are in effect but means , and must be rendered conducive to that which is the primary in- tention . Accordingly , the propriety or the impropriety of the introduction of such secondary ...
Strona 7
... whole world is exhibited as no more than a sufficient theatre for such a superior genius to act upon . How noble is the idea ! All the nations and potentates of the earth are , in a manner , produced as witnesses of his valour and his ...
... whole world is exhibited as no more than a sufficient theatre for such a superior genius to act upon . How noble is the idea ! All the nations and potentates of the earth are , in a manner , produced as witnesses of his valour and his ...
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Strona 378 - Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone. Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Strona 412 - Here will I hold. If there's a power above us — And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Strona 249 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began: From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Strona 323 - Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main.
Strona 12 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box.
Strona 365 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Strona 18 - Plume repairs. And bids her beau demand the precious hairs: (Sir Plume of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane) With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, He first the snuff-box open'd, then the case, And thus broke out— "My Lord, why, what the devil?
Strona 137 - And went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Strona 364 - Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
Strona 378 - He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?