PAGE
Preface,
iii
Introduction,
iv
1. Objects and their parts. •
II. Objects, their qualities and uses,
2
III. Objects, their parts, qualities, properties, uses, and
appendages,
3
IV. Events,
4
V. Objects and Events,
5
VI. Names,
6
VII. Simple Dialogue, or Conversation,
7
VIII. Words,
15
IX. Of Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences,
17
X. Use of Words, Phrases, and Clauses, in the expan-
sion of an idea,
21
XI. Of the Parts and Adjuncts of a Sentence,
22
XII. Of Sentences,
24
XIII. Of Capital Letters,
25
XIV. Of Punctuation,
27
XV Derivation and Composition of Words; •
34
XVI. Synonymes,
40
XVII. Methods of Inversion and Transposition,.
50
XVIII. Formation of Compound Sentences, from Simple
ones,
58
XIX. Of the English Language,
61
XX. Periphrase, Periphrasis, or Circumlocution, Eu-
phemism, and Antonomasia,
63
XXI. Tautology and Catachresis,
69
XXII. Pleonasm, Verbosity, and Redundancy,...
71
XXIII. Variety of Expression,...
73
XXIV. Translation, or Conversion of Poetry into Prose,. 16
XXV. Anagrams,
86
XXVI. Of Grammatical Propriety,
88
XXVII. On the selection of Words and Expressions, 92
KXVIII. Of the Construction of Sentences,
93
XXIX. Of Clearness,
94
XXX. Of Unity,
XXXI. Of the Strength of a Sentence,
97
XXXII. Of the Harmony of a Sentence,
99
XXXIII Onomatopæia, or Sound adapted to the Sense, · 104
XXXIV. Definition and Distinction, or Difference, 105
XXXV. Analogy,
110
XXXVI. Figurative Language,
111
XXXVII. Translation of Plain into Figurative Language, 115
XXXVIII. Rules relating to Metaphors,
117
XXXIX. Prosopopæia, or Personification,
118
46 XL. Simile, or Comparison,
122
XLI. Antithesis,
125
XLII. Parallel,.
128
XLIII. Allegory,
131
136
XLIV. Apologue and Fable,
XLV. Riddle, or Enigma,
138
XLVI. Charade,
139
XLVII. Hyperbole,
141
XLVIII. Apostrophe,
143
XLIX. Interrogation,
144
S.-L. Repetition,
144
LI. Exclamation,
145
LII. Vision,
146
LIII. Climax,
147
LIV. Anticlimax,
149
LV. Allusion,
149
LVI. Irony,
150
LVII. Alliteration,
151
LVIII. Paraphrase, or Explanation,
153
LIX. Outlines in Narrative,
6. LX. Connected Narrative from scattered Facts, 157
LXI. Narration expanded, :
159
LXII. Description,
165
LXIII. Narration and Description united,
178
LXIV. Epistolary Correspondence, or Letter Writing,. 183
LXV. Regular Subjects,
200
LXVI. Themes,
203
LXVII. Abstracts,
211
XVIII. Essays from Abstracts,.
213
LXIX. Divisions of a Subject, .
215
70 LXX. Amplification,
218
LXXI. Illustration of a Subject,
219
LXXII. On the Treatment of a Subject,
222
LXXIII. Generalization of a Subject,
227
230
LXXIV. Poetry and Versification,
LXXV. Vocabulary of Rhymes,.
243
LXXVI. Epithets,
282
LXXVII. Lyric Poetry,
284
LXXVIII. Pastoral and Elegiac Poetry,
289
LXXIX. Of the higher species of Poetry,
294
300
go LXXX. Style,
LXXXI. Directions to Students in revising and correct-
ing their Compositions,
303
· LXXXII. Marks used by Printers in correcting the Press, 310
LXXXIII. Technical Terms relating to Books
313
LXXXIV. Obituary Notice,
314
LXXXV. Critical Notice,
317
LXXXVI. Criticism,
318
LXXXVII. Biographical Sketch,
322
LXXXVIII. College Exercises,
324
LXXXIX. Essay, Treatise, Tract, Thesis,
329
qo XC. College Poem,
336
XCI. Dissertation,
338
XCII. Disquisition,
341
XCII. Discussions,
344
XCIV. Disputations,
355
XCV. Orations,
361
XCVI. Bowdoin Prize Dissertation,
381
XCVII. On Composition of a Sermon,
390
XCVIII. Subjects for Composition of all kinds..
399
XCIX. List of Works consulted in the preparation of
this Volume,..
419
C. Index of Sabjects noticed in this Work, 420
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