Book, Chapter

 1 pref,   0|    teach others, either through speech or writing, what they understand,
 2   1,   6 |         to be explained away by speech. And yet God, although nothing
 3   1,  13 |     outward sound and is called speech; and yet our thought does
 4   1,  13 |   itself, and takes the form of speech without being modified in
 5   2,  13 |          What then is purity of speech, except the preserving of
 6   2,  13 |      not only is such a form of speech faulty in the Latin tongue,
 7   2,  14 |     surprised at other forms of speech, and think them less pure
 8   2,  30 |      when it employs figures of speech derived from these arts. ~
 9   2,  31 |    although, indeed, a style of speech which is not intended to
10   2,  37 |      people astray by plausible speech and catching questions,
11   3,   1 |      unknown words and forms of speech, and with the knowledge
12   3,   3 |         the sense than the pure speech of the educated. For I would
13   3,  10 |   taking a metaphorical form of speech as if it were literal, we
14   3,  10 |       to take a literal form of speech as if it were figurative.
15   3,  29 |         learnt these figures of speech from other writings, can
16   3,  29 |        some of these figures of speech we find in Scripture not
17   3,  29 |      found even in the ordinary speech of men who have learnt no
18   3,  29 |       And this is the figure of speech called metaphor. Who does
19   3,  29 |       rest in this way; for the speech of the vulgar makes use
20   3,  29 |       names of these figures of speech? And yet the knowledge of
21   3,  35 |         either to the figure of speech called synecdoche, or to
22   3,  35 |       these two. This figure of speech, which puts the part for
23   3,  36 |         one language and of one speech." Now the addition of this
24   3,  36 |         one language and of one speech," seems to indicate that
25   3,  36 |         one language and of one speech," the narrative here going
26   4, arg |       in eloquence and power of speech. After detailing with much
27   4,   2 | opinions, are by their power of speech to awe, to melt, to enliven,
28   4,   3 |     words and many ornaments of speech, you have what is called
29   4,   3 |         being taught any art of speech, simply by reading and learning
30   4,   3 |    which teaches correctness of speech, need not be learnt by boys,
31   4,   3 |     being accustomed to correct speech, lay hold upon whatever
32   4,   3 |       whatever is faulty in the speech of any one they listen to,
33   4,   4 |        admit, greater vigour of speech is needed. Here entreaties
34   4,   4 |        every one in cases where speech is the agency employed. ~
35   4,   5 | discerns the poverty of his own speech, the more he ought to draw
36   4,   5 |    cannot please by his mode of speech. But if a man desire to
37   4,   7 |         to point out figures of speech which are taught in the
38   4,   7 |      says, "Though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge,"
39   4,   7 |      said, "I am indeed rude in speech, but not in knowledge,"
40   4,   7 |    bodily presence weak and his speech contemptible, confessed
41   4,   7 |         buried under figures of speech, give the greater pleasure
42   4,   7 |       untaught and unskilful of speech, had been obliged to deliver
43   4,   7 |      could wish changed in this speech? In the first place, the
44   4,   7 |         with wonderful skill of speech, checks the flow of his
45   4,   7 |     know whether this figure of speech, by which Joseph is put
46   4,   8 |      possible such clearness of speech that either he will be very
47   4,  10 |      the more polished forms of speech, and indifference about
48   4,  10 |       author, when dealing with speech of this kind, says that
49   4,  10 |       not bring in vulgarity of speech; though good teachers have,
50   4,  10 | advantage is there in purity of speech which does not lead to understanding
51   4,  10 |      much more in the case of a speech delivered in public: for
52   4,  12 |    intention, that the style of speech should make the truth pleasing,
53   4,  12 |        that they are false, the speech which shows this to be true
54   4,  15 |       acquire such a faculty of speech as is suitable for a divine.
55   4,  15 |   divine. But when the hour for speech arrives, let him reflect
56   4,  17 |        of the various styles of speech~
57   4,  18 |       treating of the manner of speech of the man who is to be
58   4,  20 |      defective in that grace of speech which consists in harmonious
59   4,  20 |      find in them many kinds of speech of great beauty, beautiful
60   4,  20 |        while I do not in my own speech, however modestly I think
61   4,  20 |           The majestic style of speech differs from the temperate
62   4,  20 |       by careful elaboration of speech. If a brave man be armed
63   4,  20 |     power, and the ornaments of speech are not wanting: "Behold,"
64   4,  21 |    study these various modes of speech as they are exemplified
65   4,  21 |        of hypocrisy; serious in speech; prudent in disposition;
66   4,  21 |    found of the three styles of speech, scattered through their
67   4,  22 |      with the other styles; the speech or writing as a whole, however,
68   4,  23 |         may be the style of the speech or writing, when knotty
69   4,  24 |       with all the vehemence of speech that I could command to
70   4,  24 |     down hardness of this sort, speech needs to be vehement. Praise
71   4,  25 |         persuades them that his speech is elegant and ornate. But
72   4,  26 |         three several styles of speech, one to each, so that perspicuity
73   4,  26 |  majestic. On the contrary, all speech, whatever its style, ought
74   4,  28 |     caring for men. In his very speech even he prefers to please
75   4,  28 |        happen to be eloquent in speech. To speak eloquently, then,