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A Practical System Of Rhetoric, Or The Principles And Rules Of Style, Inferred From Examples Of Writings by Samuel Phillips Newman. This 19th-century rhetorical manual presents a comprehensive program for teaching rhetoric and stylistic craft. It advocates a philosophy-driven approach to rhetoric, linking mind, language, and taste, and emphasizes educating the imagination and the affections, not merely mechanics. The work proposes a method of instruction grounded in talking lectures, model readings, and guided analysis of exemplary writings. The Introduction outlines aims such as cultivating literary taste, disciplining the imagination, and mastering verbal criticism and sentence construction, with subsequent chapters detailing the proposed course of study and the practical use of language. The volume interweaves theory with extensive guidance on ornaments of style, correctness, and the development of a personal writing voice, accompanied by exercises and examples. It also includes a Historical Dissertation on English Style, surveying the evolution of English prose from medieval to early modern periods. Overall, the book functions as both a rhetoric textbook and a literary-history survey, emphasizing method, critique, and the cultivation of clear, robust prose.
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