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... nature of the subject , 11-14 . Ornament from the choice of words , 15-18 . Some words are used rather from necessity than because they are approved , 19 , 20. Common words sometimes most effective , 21-23 . Of the use of old words , 24 ...
... nature of the subject , 11-14 . Ornament from the choice of words , 15-18 . Some words are used rather from necessity than because they are approved , 19 , 20. Common words sometimes most effective , 21-23 . Of the use of old words , 24 ...
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... nature of the cause , 49-56 . To the characters of those to whom he is opposed , 57-67 . How he may sometimes avoid offending those against whom he speaks , 68-74 . How the judge may be con- ciliated , 75-77 . How an orator may notice ...
... nature of the cause , 49-56 . To the characters of those to whom he is opposed , 57-67 . How he may sometimes avoid offending those against whom he speaks , 68-74 . How the judge may be con- ciliated , 75-77 . How an orator may notice ...
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... nature may be strengthened by cultivation , 3-9 . Division of philosophy into three parts , natural , moral , and dialectic ; remarks on the last kind , 10—14 . On moral philosophy , 15-20 . On natural philosophy , 21-23 . Observations ...
... nature may be strengthened by cultivation , 3-9 . Division of philosophy into three parts , natural , moral , and dialectic ; remarks on the last kind , 10—14 . On moral philosophy , 15-20 . On natural philosophy , 21-23 . Observations ...
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... nature of the process , or , finally , by lot . 38. In the schools such inquiries are of no importance , since it is allowable to make a charge and to refute it , in the same declamation , as well on the side of the prosecutor as on ...
... nature of the process , or , finally , by lot . 38. In the schools such inquiries are of no importance , since it is allowable to make a charge and to refute it , in the same declamation , as well on the side of the prosecutor as on ...
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... nature suggest , ( for to nature I must frequently appeal , ) but that when the letter of a law is against us , we must look to the intention of it ? The general question then arises , Whether we ought to rest on the letter , or on the ...
... nature suggest , ( for to nature I must frequently appeal , ) but that when the letter of a law is against us , we must look to the intention of it ? The general question then arises , Whether we ought to rest on the letter , or on the ...
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