Présentation de l'éditeur
The following Essay originated in a paper read to a Literary Society, upon Figures of Speech. It was intended to publish that paper as it stood, or at most with a few additions But soon after the printing had been commenced, it appeared desirable to deviate from the first purpose, and by incorporating appropriate matter, construct a short treatise on the constitution of language in general. The bulk of all language being figurative in essence, it is impossible to treat philosophically of the figures of rhetoric without recognizing those of daily converse ;and this leads, as a natural pathway, to the subject of the original construction and imposition of words, in all their wide variety. To make room for this new matter, it became necessary to omit some part of the old, in order to keep the Essay within moderate limits. The remarks upon the unimportant figures called I rony, Hyperbole, and Periphrase, seemed the least worthy of retention, especially as they are amply described in other works; and hence, though promised in the programme, they will not here be found.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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