 | Anthony Blackwall - Classical education - 1737 - 298 pages
...Giving an Account of the Nature, Neceflity, and UJ'e of Figures in general. - ; . r §. i. 'ffllSifiSil: FIGURE is a Manner of Speaking different from the ordinary and plain Way, and more emphatical ; exprejfing . a Pajfion, or containing a Beauty. The beft and moft lively Figures... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - Education - 1754 - 576 pages
...Catachrefis. CHAP. CHAP. III. Giving an Account of the Nature, Neceffily, and Ufe of FIGURES in general. Figure is a Manner of Speaking different from the ordinary and plain fray, and more empbatical; txprejfmg a PaJJion, or containing a Beauty. The beft and molt lively Figures... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 700 pages
...to be without figures, when there is nothing but trees, plant, mountains, dec. FIGUR E, in rhetoric, is a manner of speaking different from the ordinary and plain way, and more emphatical; expressing a pasaon, or containing a beauty. See RHETORIC. FILACER, or flizer,... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1811 - 482 pages
...Archipelago have figs in great abundance, but of inferior quality . See C AERIFICATION. FIGURE, in rhetoric, is a manner of speaking different from the ordinary and plain way, and more emphatical ; expressing a passion, or containing a beauty. Figures' are highly serviceable... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 472 pages
...Archipelago have figs in great abundance, but of inferior quality. See CAPRIFICATION. FIGURE, in rhetoric, is a manner of speaking different from the ordinary and plain way, and more emphatical ; expressing a passion, or containing a beauty. Figures are highly serviceable... | |
 | Alexander Adam - Latin language - 1814 - 242 pages
...Latinam linguam, to tranllate ; verba, to ufe metaphorically; culpam in eum ct rejicere, to Jiy the blame on him. II. FIGURES OF SYNTAX. A Figure is a manner of fpeaking different from the ordinary and plain way, ufed for the fake of beauty or force. The figures... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 408 pages
...to be without figures, when there is nothing but trees, plants, mountains, &c. FIGURE, in rbetoric, is a manner of speaking different from the ordinary and plain way, and more emphatical ; expressing a passion, or containing a beauty. See UUETORIC. FILACER, or fiitter,... | |
 | James Macgowan - Latin language - 1825 - 200 pages
...29. 20. First line, Hexameter ; second, Iambic Dimeter ; third, two Dactyls and a Syllable. Epod. 13. FIGURES OF SYNTAX. A FIGURE is a manner of speaking different from the ordinary way, and it is used for the sake of beauty or force. 1. ELLIPSIS is when one or more words are wanting... | |
 | Alexander Adam - Latin language - 1827 - 216 pages
...Latinara linguam, to translate; verba, fo me metaphorically ; culpam in eum &L rejicere, to lay the blame on him. II. FIGURES OF SYNTAX. A Figure is a manner...speaking different from the ordinary and plain way, used lor the sake of beauty or fprce. The figures of Syntax or Construction may be reduced to these three,... | |
 | Alexander Adam - Latin language - 1827 - 236 pages
...linguam, ¡ translate; verba, to иле metaphorically ; culpam in eum & rejicere, to lay the blame on him. II. FIGURES OF SYNTAX. A Figure is a manner of ^peaking different from the ordinary and plain way, used for the sake of beauty or force. The figures... | |
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Latinam linguam, to translate, verba, to use metaphorically , culpam in eum, & rejicére, to lay the blame on him. II. FIGURES OF SYNTAX. A Figure is a manner of speaking different from the ordinary and plain way, used for the sake of beauty or force.... 
