A Grammar of Rhetoric and Polite Literature: Comprehending the Principles of Language and Style; The Elements of Taste and Criticism; With Rules for ... Composition and Eloquence (Classic Reprint) - Tapa dura

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Excerpt from 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

In book seventh, the origin and different kinds of Poetry are handled more With a View to form the pupil's taste for the study of Poetry, than to inspire him with the thirst of reaping fame in'the doubtful field of poetic composition. Yet, to those whose genius may lead them that way, the principles of_poetic composition, of its several styles, and of the ornaments which it admits, cannot fail to prove useful.

The conclusion 'of the work treats of pronunciation, or delivery, as it respects, chiefly, public speaking; and here, as in Book VI. And Vll. The labours of the Author's predecessors have chiefly furnished principles and illustrations.

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