The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... figures of speech . a . Simile or comparison , is that figure by which we compare one thing with another for the sake of illus- tration . b . Metaphor , is a comparison expressed without the signs of comparison ; as , when we say of a ...
... figures of speech . a . Simile or comparison , is that figure by which we compare one thing with another for the sake of illus- tration . b . Metaphor , is a comparison expressed without the signs of comparison ; as , when we say of a ...
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... figure by which we rise from one circumstance to another , till our idea is raised to the highest . h . Personification , is a figure by which we attribute life and the use of reason to inanimate objects and ir- rational creatures . i ...
... figure by which we rise from one circumstance to another , till our idea is raised to the highest . h . Personification , is a figure by which we attribute life and the use of reason to inanimate objects and ir- rational creatures . i ...
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... figures , so finely finished , that the most expert workman would find himself unqualified to construct a similar habitation . By applying hexagonal cells to the sides of each other , no void spaces are left be- tween them ; and ...
... figures , so finely finished , that the most expert workman would find himself unqualified to construct a similar habitation . By applying hexagonal cells to the sides of each other , no void spaces are left be- tween them ; and ...
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... figure when the compressing force is removed , and these are called non - elastic solids ; others , that regain this form , are called elastic bodies . Solids differ in degrees of hardness ; in colour ; in degrees of opacity or ...
... figure when the compressing force is removed , and these are called non - elastic solids ; others , that regain this form , are called elastic bodies . Solids differ in degrees of hardness ; in colour ; in degrees of opacity or ...
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... figures of three sides , called triangles ; of four sides , called quadrangles , squares , parallelograms , and trapeziums : of five sides , called pentagons ; of six sides , called hexagons ; and of many sides , called polygons ...
... figures of three sides , called triangles ; of four sides , called quadrangles , squares , parallelograms , and trapeziums : of five sides , called pentagons ; of six sides , called hexagons ; and of many sides , called polygons ...
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