Elements of Criticism, Volume 2Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967 - Criticism |
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Page 256
... rules that direct us to a right choice of words , and then proceed to rules that concern their ar- rangement . And with respect to the former , commu- nication of thought being the principal end of language , it is a rule , That ...
... rules that direct us to a right choice of words , and then proceed to rules that concern their ar- rangement . And with respect to the former , commu- nication of thought being the principal end of language , it is a rule , That ...
Page 372
... rule which places the pause after the 5th portion , there is one exception , and no more . If the fyllable fucceeding the 5th portion be short , the pause is sometimes poftponed to it : | Pupillis quos dura | premit cuftodia matrum See ...
... rule which places the pause after the 5th portion , there is one exception , and no more . If the fyllable fucceeding the 5th portion be short , the pause is sometimes poftponed to it : | Pupillis quos dura | premit cuftodia matrum See ...
Page 406
... rules applicable to the concluding paufe ? This must be answered by making a diftinction . In the first line of a couplet , the ... rule . Nothing Nothing is foreign : parts relate to whole ; One 406 BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . Ch . XVIII .
... rules applicable to the concluding paufe ? This must be answered by making a diftinction . In the first line of a couplet , the ... rule . Nothing Nothing is foreign : parts relate to whole ; One 406 BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE . Ch . XVIII .
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