A Grammar of Rhetoric and Polite Literature: Comprehending the Principles of Language and Style; the Elements of Taste and Criticism; with Rules for the Study of Composition and Eloquence ...

Alexander Jamieson

A. H. Maltby, 1820 - English language - 345 pages

Contents

• BOOK I: 1
• Of the Progress of Language in the Style: 8
• Prepositions: 12
• Conclusion: 15
• BOOK II: 22
• Of Pronouns: 28
• The Infinitive Mood: 34
• Conjunctions: 36
• Present: 42
• Canon the Seventh points to Words that require dismission: 50
• The Use of new Words inundates a Language: 55
• The Pleonasm: 61
• BOOK III: 74
• Of the Errors to be avoided in the Structure: 80
• The Properties most essential to a perfect Sentence: 86
• Redundant Words redundant Members new Ideas: 92
• The Members of Sentences rising and growing in their Impor: 98
• Allegory of a moral Species: 102
• Obscurity The obscure from defect: 104
• The same Word used in different Senses: 106
• In Adjectives: 112
• The various Species of the Unintelligible: 118
• The Distribution of the several Members: 125
• Resemblance between Sound and SenseIn: 131
• The Inversions of modern Languages: 137
• Table of Figures which among related Objects extend: 144
• Of all the Figures of Speech none comes so near to painting: 149
• Metaphors must not be too far pursued: 157
• Comparisons employed to elevate or depress the principal: 163
• Improper Occasions on which circumstantial Similes make: 169
• The English Language possesses a singular Advantage: 176
• Object addressed with affected Ornaments: 187
• Hyperboles are not properly introduced till the Mind of: 194
• several Sentences: 200
• ON THE NATURE OF TASTE AND THE SOURCES: 208
• The diversity of Tastes which prevails among Mankind ibid: 214
• Transgressions of the Laws of Criticism: 220
• The moral or sentimental Sublime: 226
• Milton an Author whose Genius led him eminently to: 234
• Colour the simplest Instance of Beauty: 239
• Novelty: 245
• A diffuse Style generally abounds in long Periods: 253
• The Simple Affected and Vehement Styles: 259
• An Author may write simply and yet not beautifully 265 ibid: 266
• Directions for forming Style: 267
• The Introduction should be easy and natural: 274
• Avoid blending Arguments confusedly together that are of: 281
• Observe not to extend Arguments too far and multiply them: 282
• Historical Composition comprehends Annals Memoirs Lives ibid: 288
• Epistolary Writing: 295
• Versification: 303
• Secondary Feet: 310
• Theocritus and Virgil: 314
• The English Lyric Poets are Dryden Pope Addison Gray: 320
• Thomsons Seasons ibid: 326
• Episodes: 332
• On Pronunciation or Delivery: 339

Popular passages

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Page 184 - tis slander; Whose edge is sharper than the sword; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states. Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters.

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Page 307 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Grammar of Rhetoric and Polite Literature: Comprehending the Principles of Language and Style; the Elements of Taste and Criticism; with Rules for the Study of Composition and Eloquence ...
• Author: Alexander Jamieson
• Publisher: A. H. Maltby, 1820
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Dec 7, 2007
• Length: 345 pages