BLAIR. HUGH
\blˈe͡ə], \blˈeə], \b_l_ˈeə]\
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A Scotch divine, sermonist, and educational writer; born in Edinburgh, 1718; died 1800. He was noted for the eloquence of his sermons, and also for "Lectures on Rhetoric" (1783), which attained great popularity, "Blair's Rhetoric" being familiar to all students.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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