The declamations of Quintilian being an exercitation or praxis upon his XII books concerning the institution of an orator / translated (from the Oxford Theatre edition) into English, by a learned and ingenious hand ...

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The declamations of Quintilian being an exercitation or praxis upon his XII books concerning the institution of an orator / translated (from the Oxford Theatre edition) into English, by a learned and ingenious hand ...

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London :: Printed by J.R. for John Taylor ...,

1686.

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Subject terms

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Oratory, Ancient.

Oratory -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• imprimatur
• letter
• letter
• letter
• letter
• To the Ingenious and Hopeful Young Gentlemen, Samuel Rolt Esq and Mr. Thomas Rolt Sons of the deservedly Honoured, the Lady Rolt the Younger, of Mil∣ton Erneys in the County of Bedford.
• THE TRANSLATOR TO THE Reader.
• THE ORDER AND NUMBER Of the SEVERAL DECLAMATIONS.
• ERRATA.
• Paries Palmatus: OR, The Wall all Bloody with the Track of an Hand.
  • DECLAMATION I.
  • Coecus pro Limine: OR, The Blind Son standing at his Chamber-door.
  • Miles Marianus: OR, A Soldier under Marius.
  • Mathematicus: OR, The Astrologer.
  • Aeger Redemptus: OR, The Sick-Son Ran∣som'd.
  • Corpus Projectum, sive Anus Caeca. A Corps thrown into the Sea: OR, The Blind Old Woman.
  • Tormenta Pauperis: OR, The Poor man's Rack.
  • Gemini Languentes: OR, The dying Twins.
  • Gladiator: OR, The Roman Gladiator.
  • Sepulcrum Incantatum: OR, The Enchanted Sepul∣chre.
  • Dives Accusatus Proditionis, OR, A Rich Man Accus'd of TREASON.
  • Pasti Cadaveribus: OR, Citizens, (in time of Famine) devouring one another.
  • Apes Pauperis, OR, The Poor Mans BEES.
  • Odii Potio, OR, An Hate-procuring Potion.
  • Oddi Potio, OR, The Hate-procuring Potion.
  • Amici Vades, OR, Two Friends, one Surety for t'other.
  • Venenum Effusum, OR, Poyson spilt on the ground.
  • Infamis in Matrem, OR, A Son accus'd of Incest with his own Mother.
  • Infamis in Matrem, OR, A Son accus'd (by his Fa∣ther) of Incest with his own Mother.