The Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres; Or, An Introduction to Languages, Poetry, Rhetorick, History, Moral Philosophy, Physicks, &c. ...W. Strahan, 1769 - Education |
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... ARTICLE IV . General reflections on the three kinds of Eloquence SECTION II . What must chiefly be observed in reading and explaining Authors 80 ARTICLE ARTICLE I. Of Argument and Proofs Explanation of a fpeech The CONTENT S.
... ARTICLE IV . General reflections on the three kinds of Eloquence SECTION II . What must chiefly be observed in reading and explaining Authors 80 ARTICLE ARTICLE I. Of Argument and Proofs Explanation of a fpeech The CONTENT S.
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... must be digefted , muft fupply thoughts , pre- fcribe their order , and requires little more than to be amplified and adorned . The former of these methods is not fo much prac- tifed , as the other , but is no lefs ufeful ; and I am per ...
... must be digefted , muft fupply thoughts , pre- fcribe their order , and requires little more than to be amplified and adorned . The former of these methods is not fo much prac- tifed , as the other , but is no lefs ufeful ; and I am per ...
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... must be well ftudied and laid down ; for on this the fuccess of scho- lars principally depends . We muft , as ' Quintilian obferves , remove all difficulties for them in the be- ginning and give them themes proportionate to their ...
... must be well ftudied and laid down ; for on this the fuccess of scho- lars principally depends . We muft , as ' Quintilian obferves , remove all difficulties for them in the be- ginning and give them themes proportionate to their ...
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... minimeque contumelio- fus . Nam id quidem multos a propofito ftudendi fugat , quod qui- dam fic objurgant , quafi oderint . Quintil . lib . 2. c . 3 . tuting others ; that he must fupply them immediately with tuting 12 Of Compofition .
... minimeque contumelio- fus . Nam id quidem multos a propofito ftudendi fugat , quod qui- dam fic objurgant , quafi oderint . Quintil . lib . 2. c . 3 . tuting others ; that he must fupply them immediately with tuting 12 Of Compofition .
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... must take care not to difcourage his pupils by too fevere an air , but , on the contrary , animate and cherish them , with hopes of fuccefs , by moderate and seasonable applause ; and by all the methods that can excite emulation , and a ...
... must take care not to difcourage his pupils by too fevere an air , but , on the contrary , animate and cherish them , with hopes of fuccefs , by moderate and seasonable applause ; and by all the methods that can excite emulation , and a ...
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