Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 2

Addison advantage agreeable ancient appears argument Aristotle Athenians attention beauty begin Bishop Atterbury CALIFORNIA cause cerning character Cicero Cluentius composition concise consider Dean Swift degree Demosthenes diffuse discourse distinct distinguished effect elegant eloquence employed endeavour English language exordium expression fancy favour French genius give grace Greece hath hearers heart honour idea imagination inaccuracies introduction Isocrates judges kind language LECTURE Leontium Lysias manner Massillon means ment mind nature never object observe occasion Oppianicus orator oratory ornament panegyric passion pause peculiar perhaps perspicuous persuasion pleading pleasures popular assemblies praise preacher preaching proper propriety public speaking pulpit quæ quence Quinctilian racter reason remarkable render rhetoric Roman rule sense sentence sentiments sermon shew simplicity sion speaker strain strength style tence thing thought tion tone treat truth tural UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA voice warmth whole words writers