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 354
... rules . But many are ignorant of these rules : Are fuch left without means to make the diftinction ? And even with respect to the learned , muft they apply the rule be- fore they can with certainty pronounce whether the compofition be ...
... rules . But many are ignorant of these rules : Are fuch left without means to make the diftinction ? And even with respect to the learned , muft they apply the rule be- fore they can with certainty pronounce whether the compofition be ...
Page 406
... rules applicable to the concluding pause ? 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 pause ? 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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PYRRHICHIUS confifts of two ſhort | 1 |
ANAPÆSTUs two fhort and a long | 7 |
PRO | 13 |
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