Thasci Caecili Cypriani De Mortalitate: A Commentary, with an Introduction and Translation, Volume 36 |
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... device became a pliant instrument in his hands for exact expression . He uses it aptly and tellingly in the interests of definition , precision , vigor , and emphasis . He multiplies the negations and affirmations , shifts their ...
... device became a pliant instrument in his hands for exact expression . He uses it aptly and tellingly in the interests of definition , precision , vigor , and emphasis . He multiplies the negations and affirmations , shifts their ...
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... device . Used aimlessly or ex- cessively it is , like any other overworked figure of addition , a blemish to an author's style.1 The reader will observe that the terminal repetitions of Hilary are neither aimless nor excessive- the rate ...
... device . Used aimlessly or ex- cessively it is , like any other overworked figure of addition , a blemish to an author's style.1 The reader will observe that the terminal repetitions of Hilary are neither aimless nor excessive- the rate ...
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... devices with advantage . Aside from such as are due to unavoidable contrasts in his subject , how- ever , their number is ... device while its infre- quency proves that his restraint is a matter of choice . Two figures of this group ...
... devices with advantage . Aside from such as are due to unavoidable contrasts in his subject , how- ever , their number is ... device while its infre- quency proves that his restraint is a matter of choice . Two figures of this group ...
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TEXT AND TRANSLATION 20 | 43 |
INDICES 99 | 6 |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY vii | vii |
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