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51. Heu Pietas ! heu prisca fides ! beu vana voluptas !
52. Tantae molis erat Roma nam condere gentem. 53.
O dementia ! dementia dixi ? potius patientia mira. 54.
Quos ego sed motos prsestat componere fiuctus. 55.
Si ita haberet se tua res quid concilii aut rationis inires ?
56. Quidfaciam? roger, anne rogem ? quiddeinderogabo?
DERIVATIONES.
48. a 7TEQi(pQ6? (a, circumloquor. 49 ab ev, unum, dux,
per, & 8vo, duo. 50. ab t^wrdw, interrogo. 51. ab ? x-
qwv&o), exclamo. 52. ab Lntyinvio), acclamo. 53. ab
innvogOdai, corrigo. 54. ab (knb, post, & atwndw, obticeo.
55. ab tivaxotvdw, communico. 56. ab <xtioq? (o, addubito.
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Periphrasis of words doth use a train, 48
Intending one thing only to explain.
Hendiadys turns to substantives, you'll see, 49
What adjectives with substantives agree.
TO ROUSE THE FEELINGS.
By Erotesis what we know we ask, 50
Prescribing to ourselves a needless task.
By Ecphonesis straight the mind is raised, 51
When by a sudden flow of passion seiz'd.
Epiphonema makes a final clause, 52
When narratives and proofs afford a cause.
Epanorthosis doth past words correct, 53
u4nd only to enhance seems to reject.
Aposiopesis leaves imperfect sense ; 54
Yet such a silent pause speaks eloquence.
Anaccenosis tries another's mind, 55
The better counsel of a friend to find.
Aporia in words and actions doubts, 56
And with itself what may be best disputes.
EXAMPLES.
48. The ivriter of tlie Trojan War (for Homer). 49.
He drinks out of Gold and Cups, for Golden Cups. 50.
Do you imagine the enemy departed ? Do you believe
any boons from the Greeks free from wile ? 51. Alas ! Oh
banished Piety ! Oh corrupted Nation ! 52. Of so great
Moment was it to raise the Roman Nation. 53. Most
brave! Brave, said I? Most heroic Act. 54. Whom I --
but it is better to compose the swelling waves. 55. Were
it your case, what would you do ? 56. What shall I do ;
must I be asked, or must I ask ? Then what shall I ask ?
TERMS ENGLISHED.
48. Circumlocution. 49. One in two. 50. A Ques-
tioning -- Interrogation. 51. Exclamation, 52. Accla-
mation. 53. Correcting. 54. A Pausing or Concealing.
65, A Communication. 56. A Doubting.
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? 136 ARS KHETORICA.
Personam inducit Prosopopr&ia loquentem. 57
Sermonem a prcesenti avertit Apostrophe rite. 58
Schemata Grammatica Orthographic.
Prosthesis apponit capiti ; sed Aphceresis aufert. 59
Syncope de medio tollit ; sed Epenthesis addit. 60
Abstrahit Apocope fini; sed dat Paragoge. 61
EXEMPLA. '
57. Hosne mihi fructus, hunc fertilitas honorem officii-
que refers ? (Tell us fingitur loqui. ) 58. Et auro vi poti-
tur. Quid non mortalia pectora cogis, auri sacra fames?
59. Gnatus, pro natus ; non temnere, pro non contem-
nere Divos. 60. Surrexe, pro surrexisse ; -- Mavors, pro
Mars. 61. Ingeni, pro ingenii ; -- vestirier, pro vestiri.
DERIVATIONES.
57. a. nQdownov, persona, & noiiw, facio. 58. ab bnoc;-
qiqxo, verto. 59. a nQozldrjui, appono ; -- ab byaiQe w, aufero.
60. a ovv, con, & xdmw, scindo ; -- ab M 9 in, & tvTldrjtii,
infero. 61. ab dno, ab, & xdmw, scindo; -- a Tragdc, pras-
ter, & &y*>, duco.
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Prosopopeia a new person feigns, 57
And to inanimates speech and reason deigns.
Apostrophe for greater themes or less 58
Doth turn aside, to make a short address.
Figures of Orthography.
Prosthesis to the front of words doth add 59
Letters or syllables they never had.
Aphceresis from the beginning takes 59
What syllable or letter the word up-makes.
Syncope leaves the middle syllable oat, 60
Which causes oft of case and tense to doubt.
Epenthesis to middle adds one more 60
Than what the word could justly claim before.
Apocope cuts off a final letter, 61
Or syllable, to make the verse run better.
A Paragoge adds unto the end, 61
Yet not the sense, but measure to amend.
EXAMPLES.
57. The very Stones of the Street speak your Wicked-
ness. The Mountains clap their Hands, and the Hills
sing for Joy. 58. Thus he possessed the gold by Vio-
lence. Oh ! cursed Thirst of Gold, what wickedness
dost thou not influence men's minds to perpetrate ? 59.
'Yclad in Armour, for clad ; begirt for girt with a Sword.
59. Till for until. 60. Ne'er for never; o'er for over; --
Blackamoor for Blackmoor. 61. Tho' for though ; --
Chicken for Chick.
TERMS ENGLISHED.
57. Feigning a Person -- Personification. 58. An Ad-
dress, or turning away from the principal Subject. 59.
Adding to. 59. Taking from. 60. Cutting out; -- Interpo-
sition. 61. A cutting off; -- Producing, or making longer.
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? 133 ARS RHETORICA.
Metathesis sedem commutat Literularum. 62
Literulam Antithesis ipsam mutare paratur. 63
Syntaxeos in Excessu. ?
Vocibus exsuperat Pleonasmus & emphasin auget. 64
Conjunctura frequens vocum Polysyndeton esto. 65
Membrum interjecto sermone Parenthesis auget. 66
Syllabicum adjectum sit vocis fine Parolee. 67
In Defectu.
Dicitur Elleipsis si ad sensum dictio desit. 68
Unius verbi ad diversa reductio Zeugma. 69
EXEMPLA.
62. Thymbre, pro Thymber. 63. OUi, pro illi ; vol-
gus, pro valgus. 64. Audivi auribus : vidi oculis. 65.
Fataque fortunasque virum, moresque, manusque. 66.
Credo equidem (nee vana fides) genus esse Deorum. 67.
Numnam, pro num : adesdum, pro ades. 68. Non est
solvendo, supple aptus ; Dicunt, supple, illi. 69. Nee
folium, nee arundo agitatur vento, (i. e. nee folium agita-
tur, nee arundo agitatur vento. )
DERIVATIONES.
62. a fiera, trans, & lidr^i pono. 63. ab a>>"ri, contra,
& ildrjtu, pono. 64. a nXeor&roj, redundo. 65. a nolv,
multum, & owdiu), colligo. 66. a nuQevildfj/u^ interjicio.
67. a nuoekxu), protraho. 68. ab tlUlno}, praetermitto.
69. a ZevyvviM) jungo.
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Metathesis a letter's place doth change, 62
So that the word appear not new or strange.
Antithesis doth change the very letter ; 63
A vowel for vowel as authors think it better.
Figures of Excess in Syntax.
A Pleonasmus hath more words than needs, 64
And, to augment the emphasis, exceeds.
In Polysyndeton conjunctions flow, 65
And ev'ry word its cop'lative must show.
Parenthesis is independent sense, 66
Clos'd in a sentence () by this double fence.
Parolee particles to words apply, 67
Yet add no more to what they signify.
Figures of Defect in Syntax.
Elleipsis drops a word to shorten speech, 68
And oft a sentence too t' omit doth teach.
Zeugma repeats the verb as often o'er 69
As construing words come after as before.
EXAMPLES.
62. Cruds for Curds. 63. Tye for tie ; furnisht for
furnished ; exprest for expressed. 64. With my ears I
heard it ; I saw it with mine Eyes. 65. Fear and Joy
and Hatred and Love seized the Mind by Turns. 66. I
believe indeed (nor is my Faith vain) that he is the Off-
spring of the Gods. 67. He evermore for ever feeds.
68. True, for it is true. 69. Nor Leaf nor Reed is stir-
red by the Wind, (i. e. nor Leaf is stirred nor Reed is
stirred by the Wind. )
TERMS ENGLISHED.
62. Transposition. 63. Opposition. 64. Superfluity.
65. Many Copulatives. 66. Interposition of Words* 67.
Prolonging* 68w An Omission* 6& A Joining.
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? 140 ARS RHETORICA.
Personam, genus, et nuraerum conceptio triplex
Accipil indignum, Syllepsis sub mage digno. 70
Dlahjton, toliit juncturam & Asyndeton aeque. 71
In Contextu.
Est vocum inter se turbatus Hyperbaton ordo. 72
Quod meruit primum vult Hysteron esse secundum. 73
Casu transposito submutat Hypallage verba. 74
Hellenismus erit phrasis aut constructio Grseca. 75
Voce interposita per Tmesin verbula scindas. 76
Jungit Hyphen voces, nectitque ligamine in unam. 77
EXEMPLA.
70. Ego, tu, & frater, (i. e. nos) legimus, &c. 71.
Rex, miles, plebs, negat illud. 72. Vina, bonus quae
deinde cadis onerarat Acestes littore Trinacrio, dederat-
que abeuntibus, heros dividit. 73. Nutritpeperitque. 74.
Necdum illis labra admovi, pro necdum ilia iabris admovi.
75. Desine clamorum. 76. Quae mihi cunque plzcent, pro
quaecunque mihi placent. 77. Semper-virentis Hymetti.
DERIVATIONES.
70. a avXlnufi&va), comprebendo. 71. a diaXvco, dis-
solvo ; -- ab a, non, & awdiai, connecto. 72. ab iuFgdulvio,
transgredior. 73. ab v^eoo^, posterius. 74. ab ti/id, sub,
& <xlh'nTtx^ muto. 75. ab kllrjii^M, Graee& loquor. 76. a
liuvu). vel T,u<ioj, seco, scindo. 77. ab *V, sub, & t>> t unum.
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Syllepsis, in more worthy, comprehends 70
The less ; and former's preference defends.
Asyndeton, or, (which the same implies,) 71
Dialyton, the cop'lative denies.
In the Context.
Hyperbaton makes words and sense to run 72
In order that's disturb'd ; such rather shun.
Hysteron doth misplace both words and sense, 73
And maketh last, what's first by just pretence.
Hypallages from case to case transpose ; 74
A liberty that's never us'd in prose.
'Tis Hellenismus when we speak or write 75
In the like style and phrase the Greeks indite.
By Tmesis words divided oft are seen, 76
And others 'twixt the parts do intervene.
Hyphen does words to one another tie, 77
With such a dash as this (-) to know it by.
EXAMPLES.
70. I and my Brother, (i. e. we) go out to play. 71.
Faith, Justice, Truth, Religion, Mercy dies. 72. Wealth,
which the old Man had rak'd and scrap'd together, now
the boy doth game and drink away ; (for now the boy
doth game and drink away Wealth, which the old Man
had rak'd and scrap'd together. ) 73. He was bred and
bom, for born and bred at London. 74. Cups, to which
I never mov'd my Lips, for Cups which I never mov'd
to my Lips. 75. I kept him from to die, (i. e. from
Death. ) 76. What crime soever, for whatsoever crime.
77. Purple-coloured.
TERMS ENGLISHED.
70. Comprehension. 71. Disjoined, or without a
Copulative. 72. A passing over. 73. Placing after.
74. A Changing. 75. A Grcecism, or Greek Phrase,
76. Dividing.