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The work now prefented' to the public is chief!) intended for the perufal of thofe v. Hofe critical fludiea are yet in their commencement. L o younger fludente, and to fush as have not accefs to more extenfive works, it may perhapsconvey fome ufeful infiruélion. It is 'not intruded upon thofewho are already converfant in polite literature. Should it be found a fuitable intrm duction to this liberal Rudy, the compiler will have at tained the fummit of his ambition, Though it was my principal objeet to treat of profe compofition, yet a few obfera'afions on poetry inci dentally occur. The remarks which havebeen fug gefied with regard to the nature of figurative lan guage, apply' equally to profe and to poetry but the poets have furniflted me with. Thc molt copious and beautiful illnfirations. 1 The rules of criticifin are more fuccefsfully incul cated by particular examples than by general p'receptsa l have therefore endeavoured to collefil. Abundance of oappofite quotations, in order to illullrate every branch, of the fubjeét. In many i'nllances this was an eafy tafl; but-m the cladification of the different charaélers~ of flyle, it Was attended. With the utmofi difficulty. To refer the compofitions of an author to a particular cl'afs, and produce examples from them in fupport of this de cihon, will always be-found a hazardous attempt. Of' this circumfiance Cicero and Quinétiiian feem to has e been fully aware.. In treating of the general character of a writer.'s (tyle, they content themfelves with re ferring to the' body of his works, in confirmation of their fentence. Toofuch exemplifieations as occur in the following treatifé, they have never had recourfe. Without pretending to quefiion the propriety of fincir method, it may be prefumed, that to the clafs of i A 2.
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Excerpt from The Elements of English Composition: Containing Practical Instructions for Writing the English Language With Perspicuity and Elegance; Designed, in the Progress of Education, to Succeed to the Study of English Grammar, and of the Latin and Greek Classics
The work now prefented' to the public is chief!) intended for the perufal of thofe v. Hofe critical fludiea are yet in their commencement. L o younger fludente, and to fush as have not accefs to more extenfive works, it may perhapsconvey fome ufeful infiruélion. It is 'not intruded upon thofewho are already converfant in polite literature. Should it be found a fuitable intrm duction to this liberal Rudy, the compiler will have at tained the fummit of his ambition, Though it was my principal objeet to treat of profe compofition, yet a few obfera'afions on poetry inci dentally occur. The remarks which havebeen fug gefied with regard to the nature of figurative lan guage, apply' equally to profe and to poetry but the poets have furniflted me with. Thc molt copious and beautiful illnfirations. 1 The rules of criticifin are more fuccefsfully incul cated by particular examples than by general p'receptsa l have therefore endeavoured to collefil. Abundance of oappofite quotations, in order to illullrate every branch, of the fubjeét. In many i'nllances this was an eafy tafl; but-m the cladification of the different charaélers~ of flyle, it Was attended. With the utmofi difficulty. To refer the compofitions of an author to a particular cl'afs, and produce examples from them in fupport of this de cihon, will always be-found a hazardous attempt. Of' this circumfiance Cicero and Quinétiiian feem to has e been fully aware.. In treating of the general character of a writer.'s (tyle, they content themfelves with re ferring to the' body of his works, in confirmation of their fentence. Toofuch exemplifieations as occur in the following treatifé, they have never had recourfe. Without pretending to quefiion the propriety of fincir method, it may be prefumed, that to the clafs of i A 2.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from The Elements of English Composition: Containing Practical Instructions for Writing the English Language With Perspicuity and Elegance; Designed, in the Progress of Education, to Succeed to the Study of English Grammar, and of the Latin and Greek Classics
Though it was my principal objeet to treat of profe compofition, yet a few obferavafions on poetry inci dentally occur. 'the remarks which havebeen fug gefied with regard to the nature of figurative lan guage, apply' equally to profe and to poetry but the poets have furniflted me with. The molt copious and. Beautiful illnfirations. 1 The rulesof criticifm are more fuccefsfully ineul cated by particular examples than by general p'receptsr 1 have therefore endeavoured to colleél. Abundance of appofite quotations, in order to-illullrate every branch of the fubjeét. In many i'hllances this was an eafy 'tafl; but~1n the eladification of the different characters of flyle, it Was attended. With the utmofi difficulty. To refer the compofitions of an author to a particular cl'afs, and produce examples from them in fupport of this de cihon, will always be'found a hazardous attempt. Of this circumfiance Cicero and Quinétiiian feem to hi e been fully aware In treating of the general character of a writer.'s ftyle, they content themfelves with re ferring to the body of his works, in confirmation of their fentence. Toofuch exemplifieations as occur in the following treatife, they have never had recourfe. Without pretending to quefli'on the propriety of fitcir method, it may be prefumed, that to the this of i o i A 2.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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