The use of sententiae is explained by Aristotle (Rhetoric 2.21 1394a19ff, where he discusses the gnomê, or
sententious maxim, as a form
Kaynak: SententiaeThe Rehearsal was a satirical play aimed specifically at John Dryden and generally at the
sententious and overly ambitious theatre of the
Kaynak: The Rehearsal (play)Immensely popular during the early part of his career, his works were subsequently dismissed as
sententious and sentimental.
Kaynak: Nestor KukolnikHe is usually known as Aristotile, a nickname he received from his air of
sententious gravity. He was at first a pupil of Perugino , but
Kaynak: Bastiano da SangalloThe arches are of pale Ohio sandstone, as is the thick cornice band incised with a lengthy and
sententious motto. Austin Hall's first floor
Kaynak: Austin Hall (Harvard University)In form it is quite
sententious and rhetorical, and resembles closely a similar work in the romance of Barlaam and Josaphat .
Kaynak: Agapetus (deacon)Plump, foolish, conformist and
sententious, Joseph was called by Honoré de Balzac “l'illustre type des bourgeois de Paris” (the classic
Kaynak: M. and Mme. Joseph PrudhommeThe vast,
sententious elephant: Through groves of sandal loves to squeeze: And in their fragrant shade to pant;: Although the shelter there
Kaynak: Bouts-RimésAmong Mitică's traits are his tendency to generate sarcastic comebacks and
sententious catchphrase s, a Francized speech, as well as
Kaynak: MiticăWinternitz | Sarma | 1981 | p 102 The poem is didactic in nature and shows early indications of the proverbial and
sententious poetry in
Kaynak: Gambler's LamentIt is addressed to Fulke Greville , and written, with much
sententious melody, in a sort of terza rima , or, more properly, ottava rima
Kaynak: MusophilusCentellas (sparks) are said to "reveal a modern political and personal attitude that marks an important milestone in Spanish
sententious literature
Kaynak: Joaquín SetantíThey are full of trope and figure, frequently with much force of application, quaint and
sententious. The precise title of his work is as
Kaynak: Robert Beaumont (fl.1639)The gnomic poets of Greece, who flourished in the 6th century BCE, were those who arranged series of
sententious maxims in verse.
Kaynak: Gnomic poetryAt the same time, as the work is mostly written in a concise,
sententious form, with the aid of aphorisms, and as the reasonings are not
Kaynak: The Ladder of Divine AscentI remember a sly peasant in his Hütte, dressed in traditional costume, of
sententious speech and shifty eye, apparently lacking in shame
Kaynak: Jean BeaufretIf but few readers know how constantly the blunt
sententious utterances of this character are reappearing, not on the stage alone, but in
Kaynak: The Plain Dealer (play)