THE

PHILOSOPHY

OF

RH Ε Τ Ο
T O R I C :

CE

Certo sciant homines, artes inveniendi solidas et veras
adolescere et incrementa sumere cum ipsis inventis,

BAC. DE AUGM. SCIENT. I. v. c. 3.

SECOND EDITION

VOL. II.

London:

PRINTED POR A. STRAHAN, T. CADELL, JUN, AND W. DÅVIES ;
AND WILLIAM CREECH AT EDINBURGH:

By J. Moir, Edinburgh,

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

BOOK II.- CONTINUED.

IT

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The Foundations and essential Properties of Elo-

cution-continued.

Page

CHAP. V. Of the qualities of style strictly rhetorical ....

CHAP. VI. Of perspicuity.

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4

SEĆT. 1. The obscure

7

Part I. From defect

ib.

Part II. From bad arrangement .

Part III. From using the same word in different senses .. 17

Part IV. From an uncertain reference in pronouns and

relatives ...

19

Part V. From too artificial a structure of the sentence.

Part VI. From technical terms

Part VII. From long sentences

22

Sect. II. The double meaning

24

Part I. Equivocation.

25

Part II. Ambiguity

33

Sect. III. The unintelligible

56

Part 1. From confusion of thought .

57

Part II. From affectation of excellence

60

Part III. From want of meaning ..

Under this the various kinds of

nonsense,

1. The puerile .

67

2. The learned

68

3. The profound

75

4. The marvellous ...

76

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