from pleas drawn from my various connexions in life, and, above all, from the great and inceffant demands the discharge of my facred Function makes upon my time and labour ; but I shall decline any further enlargements, and directing myself to Students and young Gentlemen, to whom these papers may be peculiarly serviceable, conclude with the words of DIONYSIUS HALICARNASSENSis to his friend Rukus. “ You will « receive my prefent, which will turn to good account, « provided you are willing industriously to peruse, and « daily exercise yourself in it, as a matter that may “ greatly promote your improvement; for the precepts « of art can by no means form eloquent fpeakers with< out attention and practice; and your future applica66 tion and laborious studies are absolutely needful to « crown my directions with success *.”

* Τεθ' εξεις δωρον ημετερον, ω Ρεφε, πολλων ανταξιον αλλων, ει βεληθειης εν ταις χερσι τε αυτα συνεχώς, ωσπερ τι και αλλο των σανυ χρησιμων, εχειν, και συνασκειν αυθαις καθ' ημερα» γυμνασιαις. Ου γαρ αυλαρκη τα παραβγελματα των τεχνων εσι δεινους αναγωνιςας ποιησαι τες βουλομενους διχα μελετης τε και γυμνασιας" αλλ' επι τοις σογειν και κακοπαθειν κει1αι η σπεδαια ειναι τα παραγγελματα και λογα αξια, η φαυλα και axensáDIONYSIUS HALICARNASSENS. de Compofit. Verb. vol. č. p. 6o. edit. HUDSON.

LONDON, 01, 22, 1767»

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CON T E N T S.

With a Mark upon the several Tropes and Figures,
to direct the Reader on what fyllable

the accent Tould be laid.

PART I,

CHAP. 1. The general Nature of the Tropes,

Page 1 ---20

Chap.2. The Métaphor, - 21---53

Chap.3. The A'llegory, . .. 54---65

Chap.4. The Métonymny,

66---70

Chap.5. The Synécdoche, - - 71---26

Chap.6. The I'rony, - - - 77---82

Chap.7. The Hypérbole, - - 84---On

Chap.8. The Catachrésis, - - 98---103

VIDA's Account of the Nature of Tropes,

&c. - - - - 104---111

The various kinds of Tropes versified,

with suitable examples under each

of them, . - - . 112---115

PART II.

Chap.1. The general Nature of Figures, 119---127

Chap.2. An Ecphonésis, or Exclamation,

128---133

Chap.3. An Aporía, or Doubting, 134---140

Chap.4. An Epanorthosis, or Correction,

141---148

Chap:

Chap. 5. An Aposiopésis, or

Suppresion, Page 149---156

Chap. 6. An Apophasis, or Denial, 157---162

Chap. 7. An Anacoenosis, or Commu-

nication, - - 163---167

* Chap. 8. An Anástrophe, or Inversion, 168---175

Chap. 9. An Erotésis, or Interrogation, 176---190

Chap.10. A Prolépsis, or Prevention, 191---200

Chap.II. A Synchorésis, or Concession, 200---207

* Chap. 12. An Epanaphora, or Repeti-

tion, - - - 207---213

Chap.13. An Apostrophe, or Address, 213---223

Chap. 14. A Periphrasis, ar Circumlo-

cution, - - - 224---232

Chap. 15. The Asýndeton and Polysýn-

deton, or the Omision, and

the Redundance of Copula-

- tives, - - - 233---239

Chap.16. An Oxymoron, or seeming

Contradi&tion, - 240---247

Chap. 17. An Enantiosis, or Opposition, 247---264

Chap. 18. A Clímax, or Gradation, 264---275

Chap. 19. An Hypotypósis, or lively

Description, - - 276---328

Chap 20. A Profopopéia, or Fiction

of a person; - - 329---398

Chap.21. A Parábole, or Comparison, 399---462

Chap.22. An Epiphonéma, or instruc-

tive Remark, - - 462---467

The various kinds of Figures versified,

· with suitable examples under each of . '

them, - .. - - 468---478

CORRECTION's..