English Composition and Rhetoric: A ManualD. Appleton, 1884 - 343 páginas |
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... regards increasing the pupils ' fund of expression , the English teacher can do comparatively little . The reason is obvious . The command of language is a grand total , resulting from the practice of a life ; a small frac- tion of that ...
... regards increasing the pupils ' fund of expression , the English teacher can do comparatively little . The reason is obvious . The command of language is a grand total , resulting from the practice of a life ; a small frac- tion of that ...
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... regards the metaphor , but fixed by use , and therefore not to be departed from . We say use or employ means , " and " take steps , " but not use steps . One may acquire knowledge , take degrees , contract habits , lay up treasure ...
... regards the metaphor , but fixed by use , and therefore not to be departed from . We say use or employ means , " and " take steps , " but not use steps . One may acquire knowledge , take degrees , contract habits , lay up treasure ...
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... regards both the understanding and the feelings — of the Special and the Concrete over the General and the Abstract . Food is general ; bread is particular , and more readily calls up a dis- tinct object to the mind . The principle is ...
... regards both the understanding and the feelings — of the Special and the Concrete over the General and the Abstract . Food is general ; bread is particular , and more readily calls up a dis- tinct object to the mind . The principle is ...
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... regard to what the hearer is disposed to admit in the way of departure from the known reality , ( 2 ) should be sparingly used , and ( 3 ) should not be trite . ( 1. ) The feelings of those addressed must be sufficiently strong to come ...
... regard to what the hearer is disposed to admit in the way of departure from the known reality , ( 2 ) should be sparingly used , and ( 3 ) should not be trite . ( 1. ) The feelings of those addressed must be sufficiently strong to come ...
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... regards the Number of Words employed , and the other their Arrangement . 58. On the principle of attaining ends at the small- est cost , Brevity is a virtue of language . Every word uttered taxes the attention and occupies a space in ...
... regards the Number of Words employed , and the other their Arrangement . 58. On the principle of attaining ends at the small- est cost , Brevity is a virtue of language . Every word uttered taxes the attention and occupies a space in ...
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