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... Demetrius Phalereus [ Of Elocution , sect . 96. ] in coining a new word : first , that it be perspicuous ; and next , that it be in the tone of the language ; that we may not , says our author , in- troduce among the Grecian vocables ...
... Demetrius Phalereus [ Of Elocution , sect . 96. ] in coining a new word : first , that it be perspicuous ; and next , that it be in the tone of the language ; that we may not , says our author , in- troduce among the Grecian vocables ...
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... Demetrius Phalereus ( of Elocution , sect . 28 ) justly observes , that an accurate ad- justment of the words to the thought , so as to make them correspond in every particular , is only proper for sedate subjects ; for that passion ...
... Demetrius Phalereus ( of Elocution , sect . 28 ) justly observes , that an accurate ad- justment of the words to the thought , so as to make them correspond in every particular , is only proper for sedate subjects ; for that passion ...
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Beauty of Language with respect to Signification | 18 |
Beauty of Language from a resemblance between Sound and Signification | 83 |
Influence of Passion with respect to our Perceptions Opinions and Belief 152 | 112 |
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