Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. ciltArchibald Constable, 1823 |
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Sayfa 13
... never was woman more caressed by the public , and yet never woman had a more unspotted character . She was held as an oracle for her wisdom , which made her consulted by the magistrates in all important cases ; and this frequently drew ...
... never was woman more caressed by the public , and yet never woman had a more unspotted character . She was held as an oracle for her wisdom , which made her consulted by the magistrates in all important cases ; and this frequently drew ...
Sayfa 14
... never suit the tone of any dispiriting passion : sorrow in particular will never prompt such a figure ; and for that reason the follow- ing hyperboles must be condemned as unnatural : K. Rich . Aumerle , thou weep'st , my tender - heart ...
... never suit the tone of any dispiriting passion : sorrow in particular will never prompt such a figure ; and for that reason the follow- ing hyperboles must be condemned as unnatural : K. Rich . Aumerle , thou weep'st , my tender - heart ...
Sayfa 15
... never to venture a bold thought or expression , till the reader be warmed and prepared . For this rea- son , an hyperbole in the beginning of a work can never be in its place . Example : Jam pauca aratro jugera regiæ Moles relinquent ...
... never to venture a bold thought or expression , till the reader be warmed and prepared . For this rea- son , an hyperbole in the beginning of a work can never be in its place . Example : Jam pauca aratro jugera regiæ Moles relinquent ...
Sayfa 17
... is the bypothesis , " if the bases , " & c . and the former a thesis , " a triangle is half a parallelogram . " . In strict logic , we are never to pass from the hypo- C thesis St JAGO , the largest , most populous , and HYP [ 17 HYP ]
... is the bypothesis , " if the bases , " & c . and the former a thesis , " a triangle is half a parallelogram . " . In strict logic , we are never to pass from the hypo- C thesis St JAGO , the largest , most populous , and HYP [ 17 HYP ]
Sayfa 33
... never seen again , and value , besides a variety of sea plants and shells ; which others thrown upon the surface at some miles distance . last are not inferior to those that are brought from AmSome of these whirlpools also make a noise ...
... never seen again , and value , besides a variety of sea plants and shells ; which others thrown upon the surface at some miles distance . last are not inferior to those that are brought from AmSome of these whirlpools also make a noise ...
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