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1 I, 2 | apparent proof, provided by the words of the speech itself. Persuasion 2 I, 4 | rather than simply with words and forms of reasoning. 3 I, 7 | harder to come by. Hence the words of Homer:~I have learnt 4 I, 9 | Praise is the expression in words of the eminence of a man’ 5 I, 9 | and reverse our form of words. Thus the statement "A man 6 I, 11| noble and good. Hence the words~Sweet "tis when rescued 7 I, 11| instance our own deeds and words. That is why we are usually 8 I, 11| are pleasant, whether men, words, or deeds. We have discussed 9 I, 13| according to the unwritten words of the law; but he is innocent 10 I, 15| intention and not on the spoken words. But if it is your opponent 11 II, 3 | preliminary punishment in words: if that is done, even slaves 12 II, 8 | heighten the effect of their words with suitable gestures, 13 II, 8 | have already suffered; the words and the like of those actually 14 II, 21| wrath" is a maxim; the added words "mortal man" give the reason. 15 II, 21| reason. Similarly, with the words Mortal creatures ought to 16 II, 22| conclusion, or we shall waste words in saying what is manifest. 17 II, 23| contradictions of dates, acts, or words that it anywhere displays; 18 II, 24| arises from the particular words employed.~(a) One variety 19 II, 24| based on the use of similar words for different things; e.g. 20 III, 1 | the movement going; for words represent things, and they 21 III, 1 | tragedy has given up all those words, not used in ordinary talk, 22 III, 2 | is secured by using the words (nouns and verbs alike) 23 III, 2 | secured by using the other words mentioned in the Art of 24 III, 2 | successfully by taking the single words of our composition from 25 III, 2 | treatise on Poetry. Strange words, compound words, and invented 26 III, 2 | Strange words, compound words, and invented words must 27 III, 2 | compound words, and invented words must be used sparingly and 28 III, 2 | of good oratorical prose. Words of ambiguous meaning are 29 III, 2 | the poet, by which I mean words whose ordinary meaning is 30 III, 2 | these two are ordinary words and have the same meaning.~ 31 III, 2 | definitions of these kinds of words; a classification of Metaphors; 32 III, 2 | the very syllables of the words conveying it fail to indicate 33 III, 2 | perceived as soon as the words are said. Thus in the celebrated 34 III, 2 | like the ugliness, of all words may, as Licymnius says, 35 III, 2 | language, because in whatever words you put a given thing your 36 III, 2 | Besides, two different words will represent a thing in 37 III, 3 | The misuse of compound words. Lycophron, for instance, 38 III, 3 | made the persuasion of his words", and "sombre-hued is the 39 III, 3 | the sea".The way all these words are compounded makes them, 40 III, 3 | the employment of strange words. For instance, Lycophron 41 III, 3 | its clearness by piling up words.~The ordinary use of compound 42 III, 3 | ordinary use of compound words is where there is no term 43 III, 3 | sonorous noises; strange words for writers of epic poetry, 44 III, 5 | proper use of connecting words, and the arrangement of 45 III, 5 | sentence many connecting words are inserted in front of 46 III, 5 | right use of connecting words. (2) The second lies in 47 III, 5 | there are many connecting words or clauses, or where punctuation 48 III, 6 | 4) Do not bracket two words under one article, but put 49 III, 6 | Use plenty of connecting words; conversely, to secure conciseness, 50 III, 7 | a speaker uses the very words which are in keeping with 51 III, 7 | mean for instance, if your words are harsh, you should not 52 III, 7 | unconvincing.) Compound words, fairly plentiful epithets, 53 III, 7 | plentiful epithets, and strange words best suit an emotional speech. 54 III, 9 | nothing except the connecting words, like the preludes in dithyrambs; 55 III, 9 | a wrong division of the words the hearer may take the 56 III, 9 | enough". Here the contrasted words are "staying behind" and " 57 III, 9 | Paromoeosis is making the extreme words of both members like each 58 III, 9 | always be between whole words; at the end, between final 59 III, 10| hold of new ideas easily: words express ideas, and therefore 60 III, 10| ideas, and therefore those words are the most agreeable that 61 III, 10| of new ideas. Now strange words simply puzzle us; ordinary 62 III, 10| simply puzzle us; ordinary words convey only what we know 63 III, 10| good to use metaphorical words; but the metaphors must 64 III, 10| will have no effect. The words, too, ought to set the scene 65 III, 10| well. "The course of my words", said Iphicrates, "lies 66 III, 11| not being just what the words say: as in the saying of 67 III, 11| They are like the burlesque words that one finds in the comic 68 III, 11| be clear the moment the words are uttered. Jokes made 69 III, 11| Thou should’st.~Do not the words "thou must not be", &c., 70 III, 12| Thus strings of unconnected words, and constant repetitions 71 III, 12| constant repetitions of words and phrases, are very properly 72 III, 12| Anaxandrides whenever he spoke the words "Rhadamanthus and Palamedes", 73 III, 12| with strings of unconnected words, e.g. "I came to him; I 74 III, 12| of ordinary and unusual words, by the rhythm, and by-the 75 III, 15| supposition has been put into words or not, so that this distinction 76 III, 15| already answered for my words there, I am ready to do 77 III, 16| manners. Do not let your words seem inspired so much by 78 III, 16| no one will believe your words, but the fact remains that 79 III, 18| contradicting either his own words or what every one believes.