The mysterie of rhetorique unveil'd wherein above 130 the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English : together with lively definitions and variety of Latin, English, scriptural, examples, pertinent to each of them apart. Conducing very much to the right understanding of the sense of the letter of the scripture, (the want whereof occasions many dangerous errors this day). Eminently delightful and profitable for young scholars, and others of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c.

Smith, John, Gent., Sergeant, John, 1622-1707.

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The Alphabetical Table, or a Synop∣sis, whereby the Reader may on a sudden, view all the Tropes and Fi∣gures, or find out which of them he principally aims at; where, next after the Trope, or Figure, is the genuine Signification of the word in English, then a brief description of each Trope and Figure, and lastly a referring to the Pages, where they are largely Explained and Exemplified: Note likewise that some words which are neither Tropes, nor Figures, yet being abstruse words, and incident to the unveiling divers of the Figures, are here inserted, and the Reader referred to the pages, where they are also de∣scribed and exemplified.

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HEbraism, or a speech after the manner of the Hebrews, &c. 213
Hellenismus, a Grecism or imitation of the Greeks in phrase or construction. 182
Hendiadys, a dividing of one thing into two: a figure when one thing is expressed by more words. 184
Hirmos, a bond or knot: a figure whereby a sud∣den entrance is made into a confused heap of mat∣ter, &c. 155
Homoeoptoton, falling out alike: a figure whereby divers clauses end with the same letter or syllable. 200
Homoeoteleuton, ending alike: a fig. where∣by divers parts, or members of a sentence end alike, &c. 202
Page [unnumbered]Horismos, Definition: a figure whereby we de∣clare what a thing is, and is usually when we di∣stinguish between two words by defining both of them, &c. 220
Hypallage, a changing: a figure when the na∣tural order of the words is changed, &c. 189
Hyperbaton, a passing over: it is a transposed order of words; a figure when words agreeing in sense, are in place disjoyned. 188
Hyperbole, Exuperation, or a passing of bounds; it is when the Trope is exceedingly inlarged; or when in advancing or repressing one speaks much more than is precisely true, yea, above all belief, &c. 46
Hypophora, an objection; it propounds an objection, and is, when the speaker makes answer to his own demand: see Prolepsis. 123
Hypothesis, a supposition. 245
Hypotyposis, Representation: a figure when a whole matter is expressed so particularly and in or∣der, that it seems to be represented unto ocular in∣spection, &c. 109
Hypozeugma, a joyning together in the end: a figure when the common word is put in the last clause: in Zeugma. 169
Hysterologia, a preposterous speech; or a pla∣cing of that before which should succeed, and contra∣rily, &c. 190

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