Excerpt from Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Vol. 3 of 3 Itflave now finiihed that part of the Courfe which refpefled Oratory or Public Speaking; and which, as far as the fubjefl allowed, Ihave endeavoured to form into fome fort of fyfiem. It remains, that I enter on the confideration of the molt diftinguiihed kinds of Compofition both in Profe and Verfe, and point out the principles'of Cridcifm relating to them This part of the work might eafily be drawn out to a great length; but lam fenfible, that critical difcuflions, when they are purfued too far, become bdth trifling and tedious. I {hall itudy, therefore, to avoid unne cefl'ary prolixity; and hepe, at the fame time, to omit nothing that is very. Material under the fev'eral heads. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.