Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres

Machine generated contents note: Lecture I Introduction

Lecture II Taste

Lecture III Criticism genius pleasure of taste sublimity in objects

Lecture IV sublime in writing

Lecture V Beauty, and other pleasures of taste

Lecture VI Rise and progress of language

Lecture VII Rise and progress of language, and of writing

Lecture VIII Structure of language

Lecture IX Structure of language English tongue

Lecture X Style perspicuity and precision

Lecture XI Structure of sentences

Lecture XII Structure of sentences

Lecture XIII Structure of sentences harmony

Lecture XIV Origin and nature of figurative language

Lecture XV Metaphor

Lecture XVI Hyperbole personification apostrophe

Lecture XVII Comparison, antithesis, interrogation, exclamation, other figures of speech

Lecture XVIII Figurative language general characters of style diffuse, concise feeble, nervous dry, plain, neat, elegant, flowery

Lecture XIX General characters of style simple, affected, vehement directions for forming a proper style

Lecture XX Critical examination of the style of Mr. Addison, in no. 411 of the Spectator

Lecture XXI Critical examination of the style in no. 412 of the Spectator

Lecture XXII Critical examination of the style in no. 413 of the Spectator

Lecture XXIII Critical examination of the style in no. 414 of the Spectator

Lecture XXIV Critical examination of the style in a passage of Dean Swift's writings

Lecture XXV Eloquence, or public speaking history of eloquence Grecian eloquence Demosthenes

Lecture XXVI History of eloquence continued Roman eloquence Cicero modern eloquence

Lecture XXVII Diferent kinds of public speaking

eloquence of popular assemblies

extracts from Demosthenes.