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circumstance_n favourable_a to_o their_o design_n though_o contrary_a to_o the_o truth_n and_o they_o fancy_v they_o may_v do_v it_o because_o their_o pretence_n be_v to_o advance_v the_o truth_n by_o augment_v the_o goodness_n of_o their_o cause_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a i_o shall_v confute_v the_o falseness_n of_o this_o persuasion_n for_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o if_o it_o be_v contradictory_n to_o truth_n we_o make_v use_v of_o a_o lie_n it_o be_v a_o ill_a thing_n because_o we_o deviat_v from_o the_o end_n of_o speech_n which_o be_v give_v we_o to_o express_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o sentiment_n though_o against_o truth_n itself_o and_o when_o we_o equivocate_v for_o truth_n we_o do_v that_o which_o be_v displease_v to_o she_o because_o she_o need_v not_o equivocation_n to_o defend_v herself_o we_o ought_v therefore_o to_o deliver_v thing_n simple_o as_o they_o be_v and_o be_v cautious_a of_o insert_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v dispose_v the_o judge_n to_o give_v wrong_a judgement_n there_o be_v no_o affair_n but_o have_v several_a face_n some_o agreeable_a that_o please_v other_o disagreeable_a that_o discourage_n and_o disgust_v our_o hearer_n it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o skilful_a orator_n to_o propose_v nothing_o that_o may_v beget_v in_o the_o hearer_n a_o disadvantageous_a opinion_n of_o what_o be_v to_o follow_v a_o orator_n be_v to_o select_v the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o action_n he_o propose_v and_o not_o enlarge_v equal_o upon_o they_o all_o some_o be_v to_o be_v pass_v in_o silence_n other_o to_o be_v touch_v by_o the_o by_o when_o we_o be_v to_o be_v oblige_v to_o report_v a_o ill_a circumstance_n that_o may_v discommend_v the_o action_n we_o will_v defend_v we_o be_v not_o to_o pass_v it_o over_o and_o proceed_v till_o we_o have_v apply_v some_o remedy_n to_o the_o evil_a impression_n that_o recitation_n may_v make_v for_o we_o must_v not_o leave_v our_o auditor_n in_o any_o ill_a opinion_n that_o they_o may_v conceive_v thereupon_o we_o must_v subjoin_v some_o reason_n or_o circumstance_n to_o change_v the_o face_n of_o the_o former_a and_o present_a in_o less_o odious_a you_o must_v relate_v the_o particular_n of_o his_o death_n who_o be_v kill_v to_o justify_v the_o person_n you_o will_v defend_v be_v to_o speak_v only_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o a_o innocent_a person_n at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o you_o relate_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o other_o death_n you_o must_v add_v the_o just_a cause_n of_o his_o death_n and_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o who_o kill_v he_o do_v it_o by_o misfortune_n or_o accident_n without_o any_o design_n we_o must_v therefore_o praeoccupy_a the_o mind_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o prepare_v they_o with_o all_o the_o reason_n occasion_n and_o circumstance_n that_o may_v justify_v the_o action_n that_o when_o it_o be_v relate_v they_o may_v be_v dispose_v to_o examine_v it_o and_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v only_o a_o appearance_n of_o crime_n and_o that_o in_o effect_v it_o be_v just_a because_o accompany_v with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n that_o render_v such_o action_n innocent_a this_o artifice_n be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o it_o will_v be_v a_o fault_n to_o omit_v it_o we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n of_o render_v verity_n odious_a by_o our_o imprudence_n and_o certain_o it_o will_v be_v great_a imprudence_n to_o deliver_v thing_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o may_v dispose_v our_o hearer_n to_o give_v rash_a judgement_n man_n do_v take_v their_o impression_n immediate_o and_o pursue_v their_o first_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v of_o importance_n to_o prevent_v they_o rhetorician_n require_v three_o thing_n in_o a_o narration_n that_o it_o be_v short_a clear_a and_o probable_a it_o be_v short_a when_o we_o say_v all_o that_o be_v necessary_a and_o nothing_o more_o we_o be_v not_o to_o judge_n of_o the_o brevity_n of_o a_o narration_n by_o the_o number_n of_o word_n but_o by_o the_o exactness_n in_o say_v nothing_o superfluous_a clearness_n follow_v this_o exactness_n impertinence_n do_v but_o stuff_v up_o a_o history_n and_o hinder_v the_o action_n from_o be_v exact_o represent_v to_o the_o mind_n it_o be_v not_o hard_o for_o a_o good_a orator_n to_o make_v what_o he_o say_v probable_a because_o nothing_o be_v so_o like_o the_o truth_n that_o he_o defend_v as_o truth_n itself_o and_o yet_o for_o this_o some_o cunning_n be_v require_v some_o circumstance_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n that_o deliver_v naked_o and_o alone_o they_o will_v become_v suspect_v and_o will_v not_o be_v believe_v unless_o back_v and_o sustain_v by_o other_o circumstance_n wherefore_o to_o make_v a_o narration_n appear_v true_a as_o it_o be_v in_o effect_n those_o circumstance_n be_v not_o to_o be_v forget_v iii_o of_o confirmation_n or_o establishment_n of_o proof_n and_o of_o refutation_n the_o rule_n we_o be_v to_o follow_v to_o establish_v by_o solid_a argument_n the_o truth_n we_o will_v defend_v and_o to_o subvert_v the_o fallacy_n oppose_v to_o that_o truth_n belong_v proper_o to_o logic_n from_o thence_o it_o be_v we_o be_v to_o learn_v to_o argue_v yet_o here_o we_o may_v give_v some_o rule_n first_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o subject_a upon_o which_o we_o be_v to_o speak_v we_o be_v to_o mind_n and_o observe_v all_o its_o part_n that_o we_o may_v find_v out_o what_o course_n we_o be_v to_o steer_v for_o the_o discovery_n either_o of_o the_o truth_n or_o the_o fallacy_n this_o rule_n be_v not_o to_o be_v practise_v but_o by_o those_o who_o have_v great_a latitude_n of_o understanding_n by_o those_o who_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o solution_n of_o problem_n and_o in_o penetrate_v the_o most_o occult_a thing_n by_o those_o who_o be_v so_o well_o verse_v in_o affair_n of_o that_o nature_n that_o as_o soon_o as_o a_o difficulty_n be_v propose_v to_o they_o though_o never_o so_o intricat_a they_o can_v immediate_o find_v out_o the_o knot_n and_o have_v their_o mind_n full_a of_o light_n and_o of_o truth_n discover_v without_o trouble_v the_o incontestable_a principle_n to_o prove_v the_o conceal_a verity_n of_o thing_n and_o to_o convince_v those_o of_o fallacy_n that_o be_v false_a the_o second_o rule_n respect_v the_o clearness_n of_o the_o principle_n upon_o which_o we_o ground_n our_o argument_n the_o source_n of_o all_o false_a argument_n that_o be_v use_v by_o man_n be_v our_o easy_a and_o rash_a supposition_n that_o thing_n doubtful_a be_v true_a we_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v dazzle_v by_o a_o false_a lustre_n that_o we_o perceive_v not_o till_o we_o find_v we_o be_v precipitate_v in_o great_a absurdity_n and_o oblige_v to_o consent_v to_o proposition_n evident_o false_a the_o three_o rule_n respect_v the_o connexion_n of_o principle_n examine_v with_o the_o consequence_n draw_v from_o they_o in_o a_o exact_a argument_n the_o principle_n and_o the_o consequence_n be_v join_v so_o strict_o that_o have_v grant_v the_o principle_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o consent_v to_o the_o consequence_n because_o the_o principle_n and_o the_o consequence_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n so_o what_o we_o can_v reasonaby_n deny_v in_o the_o one_o what_o we_o have_v confess_v in_o the_o other_o if_o i_o grant_v it_o lawful_a to_o repel_v force_n by_o force_n and_o to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o my_o enemy_n when_o i_o find_v no_o other_o mean_n of_o preserve_v my_o own_o when_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o i_o that_o milo_n in_o kill_v clodius_n do_v but_o repel_v force_n by_o force_n i_o be_o oblige_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o milo_n be_v innocent_a because_o in_o effect_n allow_v the_o proposition_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o repel_v one_o force_n by_o another_o i_o confess_v that_o milo_n be_v innocent_a of_o the_o death_n of_o clodius_n who_o will_v have_v take_v away_o the_o life_n milo_n the_o connexion_n betwixt_o that_o principle_n and_o that_o
mark_v the_o reference_n that_o thing_n have_v among_o themselves_o p._n 15._o chap._n ii_o i._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o verb_n p._n 18._o ii_o of_o pronoun_n and_o that_o we_o may_v with_o one_o single_a verb_n express_v a_o whole_a proposition_n p._n 20._o iii_o of_o the_o tense_n of_o verb_n p._n 22._o iv._o that_o verb_n have_v a_o power_n of_o signify_v divers_a way_n of_o affirm_v and_o certain_a circumstance_n of_o the_o action_n that_o they_o signify_v p._n 25._o v._o what_o word_n be_v necessary_a to_o denote_v the_o other_o operation_n of_o our_o mind_n p._n 28._o vi_o construction_n of_o word_n and_o rule_n for_o that_o construction_n p._n 31._o chap._n iii_o i._o that_o we_o must_v express_v all_o the_o principal_a idea_n or_o touch_n in_o the_o picture_n that_o we_o have_v form_v in_o our_o mind_n p._n 35._o ii_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o order_n or_o disposition_n of_o our_o word_n p._n 40._o iii_o how_o we_o may_v express_v our_o passion_n p._n 46._o chap._n iu._n i._o custom_n be_v the_o master_n of_o language_n p._n 50._o ii_o there_o be_v a_o good_a custom_n and_o a_o bad_a three_o way_n to_o distinguish_v they_o p._n 53._o iii_o word_n be_v to_o be_v use_v only_o in_o their_o proper_a signification_n and_o to_o express_v the_o idea_n to_o which_o custom_n have_v annex_v they_o p._n 60._o iv._o we_o be_v to_o consider_v whether_o the_o idea_n of_o word_n that_o be_v join_v may_v be_v join_v also_o p._n 62._o v._o it_o be_v choice_n of_o expression_n that_o make_v a_o man_n elegant_a p._n 66._o the_o second_o part._n chap._n i._n i._o there_o be_v no_o language_n so_o copious_a and_o rich_a to_o furnish_v term_n capable_a of_o express_v all_o the_o different_a face_n under_o which_o the_o mind_n can_v represent_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n therefore_o recourse_n must_v be_v have_v to_o certain_a way_n of_o speak_v call_v trope_n who_o nature_n and_o invention_n be_v explain_v in_o this_o chapter_n p._n 69._o ii_o a_o list_n of_o the_o most_o considerable_a sort_n of_o trope_n p._n 72._o chap._n ii_o i._o of_o the_o good_a use_n of_o trope_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v clear_a p._n 82._o ii_o our_o trope_n must_v be_v proportion_v to_o the_o idea_n that_o we_o will_v give_v p._n 87._o ii_o trope_n be_v a_o ornament_n in_o discurse_n p._n 90._o chap._n iii_o i._o the_o passion_n have_v a_o peculiar_a language_n expression_n that_o be_v the_o character_n of_o passion_n be_v call_v figure_n p._n 92._o ii_o figure_n be_v useful_a and_o necessary_a p._n 95._o iii_o a_o list_n of_o figure_n p._n 101._o iv._o the_o number_n of_o figure_n be_v infinite_a and_o every_o figure_n may_v be_v make_v a_o hundred_o several_a way_n p._n 123._o chap._n iu._n i._o figure_n be_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o soul_n a_o parallel_n betwixt_o a_o soldier_n fight_v and_o a_o orator_n speak_v p._n 125._o ii_o the_o consequence_n of_o our_o parallel_n betwixt_o a_o soldier_n fight_v and_o a_o orator_n plead_v in_o defence_n of_o a_o cause_n p._n 130._o iii_o figure_n illustrate_v obscure_a truth_n and_o make_v the_o mind_n attentive_a p._n 135._o iv._o reflection_n upon_o the_o good_a use_n of_o figure_n p._n 142._o the_o three_o part._n chap._n i._n i._o of_o sound_n and_o letter_n of_o which_o word_n be_v compose_v p._n 105._o ii_o what_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v in_o range_v our_o word_n p._n 114._o iii_o in_o speak_v the_o voice_n do_v frequent_o repose_v we_o may_v commit_v three_o fault_n in_o misplace_v the_o repose_n of_o the_o voice_n p._n 121._o iv._o too_o frequent_a repartition_n of_o the_o same_o sound_n the_o same_o letter_n and_o the_o same_o word_n be_v troublesome_a the_o mean_n to_o render_v pronunciation_n in_o discourse_n equal_a p._n 127._o chap._n ii_o i._o word_n be_v sound_n condition_n necessary_a to_o make_v sound_n agreeable_a the_o first_o condition_n a_o violent_a sound_n be_v disagreeable_a a_o moderate_a sound_n please_v p._n 132._o ii_o the_o second_o condition_n a_o sound_a aught_o to_o be_v distinct_a that_o be_v strong_a enough_o to_o be_v hear_v p._n 133._o iii_o the_o equality_n of_o sound_n contribute_v to_o render_v they_o distinct_a which_o be_v the_o three_o condition_n p._n 134._o iv._o the_o four_o condition_n diversity_n be_v as_o necessary_a as_o equality_n to_o render_v sound_v agreeable_a p._n 136._o v._o the_o five_o condition_n the_o precedent_a condition_n be_v to_o be_v ally_v p._n 138._o vi_o the_o six_o condition_n the_o alliance_n of_o equality_n and_o diversity_n ought_v to_o be_v sensible_a what_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o order_n thereunto_o p._n 139._o vii_o what_o the_o ear_n distinguish_v in_o the_o sound_n of_o word_n and_o what_o it_o perceive_v with_o pleasure_n p._n 140._o chap._n iii_o i._o the_o art_n to_o render_v pronunciation_n agreeable_a be_v to_o be_v use_v with_o discretion_n p._n 144._o ii_o how_o we_o be_v to_o distribute_v the_o interval_n of_o respiration_n that_o the_o repose_v of_o the_o voice_n may_v be_v proportionable_a p._n 147._o iii_o the_o composition_n of_o period_n p._n 150._o iu_o example_n of_o some_o few_o latin_a period_n period_n be_v pronounce_v with_o ease_n p._n 154._o v._o the_o figurative_a range_v of_o word_n and_o in_o what_o these_o figure_n consist_v p._n 157._o vi_o reflection_n upon_o these_o figure_n p._n 162._o chap._n iu._n i._o of_o the_o measure_n of_o time_n in_o pronunciation_n p._n 164._o ii_o of_o the_o structure_n of_o verse_n p._n 167._o iii_o how_o the_o latin_n distinguish_v their_o measure_n how_o many_o sort_n of_o measure_n there_o be_v in_o the_o structure_n of_o a_o verse_n p._n 170._o iv._o equality_n of_o measure_n p._n 175._o v._o of_o the_o variety_n of_o measure_n and_o the_o alliance_n of_o their_o equality_n with_o that_o variety_n p._n 180._o vi_o how_o the_o roman_n make_v the_o alliance_n of_o the_o equality_n and_o variety_n of_o their_o verse_n sensible_a p._n 185._o vii_o of_o the_o poetry_n of_o the_o french_a p._n 187._o chap._n v._n i._o there_o be_v a_o strange_a sympathy_n betwixt_o number_n and_o the_o soul_n what_o number_n be_v p._n 202_o ii_o when_o number_n agree_v with_o the_o thing_n express_v they_o render_v our_o discourse_n more_o lively_a and_o significative_a p._n 206._o iii_o the_o way_n of_o join_v our_o discourse_n by_o number_n that_o correspond_v to_o the_o thing_n signify_v p._n 209._o the_o four_o part._n chap._n i._n i._o we_o must_v choose_v a_o style_n suitable_a to_o the_o matter_n of_o which_o we_o treat_v what_o style_n be_v p._n 1._o ii_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o style_n depend_v upon_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o imagination_n memory_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o writer_n p._n 4._o iii_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o good_a imagination_n p._n 7._o iu_o quality_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n necessary_a to_o make_v a_o good_a imagination_n p._n 9_o v._o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o good_a memory_n p._n 13._o vi_o quality_n in_o the_o mind_n necessary_a to_o make_v a_o man_n eloquent_a p._n 14._o vi_o diversity_n of_o inclination_n alter_v the_o style_n each_o age_n each_o climate_n have_v its_o several_a style_n p._n 19_o chap._n ii_o i._o the_o matter_n of_o which_o we_o treat_v aught_o to_o determine_v we_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o our_o style_n p._n 22._o ii_o rule_n for_o the_o sublime_a lofty_a style_n p._n 25._o iii_o of_o the_o plain_a simple_a style_n p._n 32._o iv._o of_o the_o moderate_a style_n p._n 34._o chap._n iii_o i._o of_o style_n proper_a to_o certain_a thing_n quality_n common_a to_o all_o these_o style_n p._n 36._o ii_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o style_n of_o a_o orator_n p._n 41._o iii_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o style_n of_o a_o historian_n p._n 46._o iu._n what_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o dogmatical_a style_n p._n 48._o v._o what_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o style_n of_o a_o poet._n p._n 52._o chap._n iu._n i._o the_o beauty_n of_o discourse_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o exact_a observation_n of_o the_o rule_n speak_v p._n 59_o ii_o the_o false_a idea_n that_o man_n have_v of_o grandeur_n and_o their_o desire_n to_o speak_v nothing_o but_o great_a thing_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o ill_a ornament_n p._n 63._o iii_o of_o artificial_a ornament_n and_o rule_v relate_v to_o they_o p._n 70._o iv._o the_o former_a fable_n refute_v and_o the_o true_a original_n of_o language_n declare_v p._n 77._o a_o discourse_n present_v a_o idea_n of_o the_o art_n of_o persuasion_n chap._n i._n i._o the_o part_n of_o the_o art_n of_o persuasion_n p._n 88_o ii_o the_o invention_n of_o proof_n p._n 91._o iii_o of_o common_a place_n p._n 94._o iv._o of_o place_n proper_a to_o certain_a subject_n p._n 99_o v._o reflection_n upon_o the_o method_n of_o place_n p._n 103._o chap._n