The academie of eloquence containing a compleat English rhetorique, exemplified with common-places and formes digested into an easie and methodical way to speak and write fluently according to the mode of the present times : together with letters both amorous and moral upon emergent occasions / by Tho. Blount, Gent.

Affection.

THe construction of his Speech might best be made by the Grammer-Rules of affection.

It is the flaming Agony of affection that works the chilling access of your fever.

The coals of his affection were so kindled with wonder, and blown with delight, that—

Suffering neither his unworthyness nor his wrongs to cover with forgetfulness, or diminish with consideration, the affection she had born him.

—to whom with words (which affection endited but amazement uttered) he delivered—

(Looking down upon her from the high-top of affections Tower.)

If you retain as yet any spark of affection (which you have often given me witness of) kiss this paper in remembrance of him, who, &c.

My affections no less love the light and witness, then they have conscience of your vertue.

The high tide of overflowing affection restrain∣ing his tongue with astonishment, as unable to ex∣press an unexpressable passion.

The blood of her face ebbing and flowing ac∣cording to the tyde of affection.

He grafted his affection in the stock of her con∣stan••y.

(Testimo••ies of a never-silent hearty affection.)

But perceiving his affection so grounded, that striving against it, did more anger then heal the wound, and rather call his friendship in questi∣on, then give place to any friendly Counsel.—

The large testimony of your affection makes me willin•• to suppresse a great number of er∣rours.

She in an instant was made an unfortunate win∣ter of affection.

To intrinsecate my self in your affection.

My affection shall finde no parallel in its well-wishes to you.

The tender tinder of his affection began to sparkle.

Striving to match her matchless beauty, with a ma••chless affection.

He (wh••se affection clymed by another stair)—

In ••rue affection, two so become one, as they both become two. Rel. Med.

—You, in whom my affection holds a stea∣dy mansion.

Nor life, nor death shall divorce my affection from you.

Upon what bryars the roses of his affection grow.

I conjure you to this by my aff••ction, that ne¦ver had equal. Ar.

The sight of this place doth call my thoughts to appear at the Court of affection, held by that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Steward Remembrance.

Th••se lines ••epresent in the poverty of fancy, the riches of my aff••ction.

—Good offices are the marks and ciment of true affection. H.C.

—The heart is the Continent of affecti∣on.

Affection flows uncompelled.