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... bear- ing the same relation to his discourse , which we have seen praise and censure bear to demonstra- tive , utility to deliberative , and law to judicial ora- tions ? The functions of the christian divine in the pulpit are of two ...
... bear- ing the same relation to his discourse , which we have seen praise and censure bear to demonstra- tive , utility to deliberative , and law to judicial ora- tions ? The functions of the christian divine in the pulpit are of two ...
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... bear division into precisely the same number of parts , but instead of three would require four or five parts . More than this can never be useful or necessary . These parts may again be solved into subdi- visions , which may be ...
... bear division into precisely the same number of parts , but instead of three would require four or five parts . More than this can never be useful or necessary . These parts may again be solved into subdi- visions , which may be ...
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... bear its iniquity , or shall bear the indignation of the Lord ; both which are causes , put instead of their effect ; the punishment , flowing from the in- iquity , and inflicted by the indignation . 2. With equal freedom the metonymy ...
... bear its iniquity , or shall bear the indignation of the Lord ; both which are causes , put instead of their effect ; the punishment , flowing from the in- iquity , and inflicted by the indignation . 2. With equal freedom the metonymy ...
Contents
General view of rhetoric and oratory | 33 |
Objections against eloquence considered | 53 |
Origin of oratory | 73 |
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