Lectures on Eloquence and StyleGould and Newman, 1836 - 186 pages |
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... common cases , at least , from the enthusiasm of genius ; and in the pulpit , from the superadded influence of a solemn persuasion of the truth , and a deep sense of eternal things . Any man , therefore , certainly , any preacher who ...
... common cases , at least , from the enthusiasm of genius ; and in the pulpit , from the superadded influence of a solemn persuasion of the truth , and a deep sense of eternal things . Any man , therefore , certainly , any preacher who ...
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... common cases , proves that the mind may perform the most complex operations , not only without difficulty , but without be- ing conscious of its own acts . Dugald Stewart in his treatise on " Intellectual habits , " cites the following ...
... common cases , proves that the mind may perform the most complex operations , not only without difficulty , but without be- ing conscious of its own acts . Dugald Stewart in his treatise on " Intellectual habits , " cites the following ...
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... common defi- nition of logic , be rejected ? Why shall we not say in the same style of critical discrimination ; -First , all the powers of logic have often been employed without producing conviction of the understanding or Secondly ...
... common defi- nition of logic , be rejected ? Why shall we not say in the same style of critical discrimination ; -First , all the powers of logic have often been employed without producing conviction of the understanding or Secondly ...
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... common to men , from the beginning of the world . By this medium of intercourse , chiefly , individuals have communicated to others , their opinions and feelings , on all subjects . But the use which has been made of the faculty of ...
... common to men , from the beginning of the world . By this medium of intercourse , chiefly , individuals have communicated to others , their opinions and feelings , on all subjects . But the use which has been made of the faculty of ...
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... common opinion however is , that the first regular instruc- tion in this art , was given by Empedocles , in the Island of Sici- ly , about four centuries and a half before the Christian era . Cicero says that Corax and Tisias , also of ...
... common opinion however is , that the first regular instruc- tion in this art , was given by Empedocles , in the Island of Sici- ly , about four centuries and a half before the Christian era . Cicero says that Corax and Tisias , also of ...
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