Brande, Wm. Thos., and Cox, Geo. Wm

<i>Dict. of Sci., Lit., and Art</i>, Lond., 1875.

Cited as Brande & C. — 7 quotations

Amplification

Exaggeration is a species of amplification.

Antiscians

The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians.

Classic

The epithet classical, as applied to ancient authors, is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote.

Criticism

The elements ofcriticism depend on the two principles of Beauty and Truth, one of which is the final end or object of study in every one of its pursuits: Beauty, in letters and the arts; Truth, in history and sciences.

Elzevir

The Elzevir editions are valued for their neatness, and the elegant small types used.

Epical

Poems which have an epical character.

Expansile

Ether and alcohol are more expansile than water.