The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Tom 2A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 |
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... occasion darkness . When they do occasion it , they ought always to be avoided , Such are , in Greek and Latin , the frequent suppres- sion of the substantive verb , and of the possessive pro- nouns ; I was going to add , and of the ...
... occasion darkness . When they do occasion it , they ought always to be avoided , Such are , in Greek and Latin , the frequent suppres- sion of the substantive verb , and of the possessive pro- nouns ; I was going to add , and of the ...
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... occasion of considering it afterwards . Another cause of obscurity is a bad choice of words . When it is this alone which renders the sentence obscure , there is always ground for the charge of impropriety , which hath been discussed ...
... occasion of considering it afterwards . Another cause of obscurity is a bad choice of words . When it is this alone which renders the sentence obscure , there is always ground for the charge of impropriety , which hath been discussed ...
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... occasion am- biguity than to any other . As no term or phrase he employs , doth of itself suggest the false meaning , a manner of construing his words different from that which is expressive of his sentiment , will not so readi- ly ...
... occasion am- biguity than to any other . As no term or phrase he employs , doth of itself suggest the false meaning , a manner of construing his words different from that which is expressive of his sentiment , will not so readi- ly ...
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... occasion , and I know not what , to " disable themselves from explaining their thoughts † . ” The other example is , " The serene aspect of these “ writers , joined with the great encouragement I ob- " serve is given to another , or ...
... occasion , and I know not what , to " disable themselves from explaining their thoughts † . ” The other example is , " The serene aspect of these “ writers , joined with the great encouragement I ob- " serve is given to another , or ...
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... occasion infinite confusion in the world . Many of his audience concluded his remark to be no better than a bull : and yet , it is fairly defensible on the principles of the schoolmen ; if that can be called principles which consists ...
... occasion infinite confusion in the world . Many of his audience concluded his remark to be no better than a bull : and yet , it is fairly defensible on the principles of the schoolmen ; if that can be called principles which consists ...
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Strona 132 - Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.