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Rhetoric , derived from a Greek verb meaning to speak , is the science that discusses the means whereby thoughts may be forcibly presented . Aristotle , the oldest writer on the subject , defines rhetoric as “ the faculty of perceiving ...
Rhetoric , derived from a Greek verb meaning to speak , is the science that discusses the means whereby thoughts may be forcibly presented . Aristotle , the oldest writer on the subject , defines rhetoric as “ the faculty of perceiving ...
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Words introduced as modifiers are : ( 1 ) Adjectives ; as , “ Honest men can speak for themselves . " ( 2 ) Adverbs ; as , “ The house fell suddenly . " ( 3 ) Nouns used as complements ; as , “ He is considered a good man .
Words introduced as modifiers are : ( 1 ) Adjectives ; as , “ Honest men can speak for themselves . " ( 2 ) Adverbs ; as , “ The house fell suddenly . " ( 3 ) Nouns used as complements ; as , “ He is considered a good man .
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( 4 ) An adverb modifier ; as , " Aim to speak well . " ( 5 ) An explanatory modifier ; as , “ This law , to love , is recognized by Christians . ( 6 ) An independent phrase ; as , “ To speak plainly , your habits are your worst enemies ...
( 4 ) An adverb modifier ; as , " Aim to speak well . " ( 5 ) An explanatory modifier ; as , “ This law , to love , is recognized by Christians . ( 6 ) An independent phrase ; as , “ To speak plainly , your habits are your worst enemies ...
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If things go on in this way , a gentleman will not be able to speak his own mind . 19. The people could not refrain from capering if they heard the sound of a fiddle . 20. The Mohammedan lives as the Koran directs . 21.
If things go on in this way , a gentleman will not be able to speak his own mind . 19. The people could not refrain from capering if they heard the sound of a fiddle . 20. The Mohammedan lives as the Koran directs . 21.
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Murder will speak with most miraculous organ , and yet it has no tongue . 13. Be thou faithful unto death , and I will give thee a crown of life . 14. Knowledge is not , like food , destroyed by use , but it is rather augmented and ...
Murder will speak with most miraculous organ , and yet it has no tongue . 13. Be thou faithful unto death , and I will give thee a crown of life . 14. Knowledge is not , like food , destroyed by use , but it is rather augmented and ...
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| Titel | Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and Construction Harvey's language course, Thomas Wadleigh Harvey |
| Autor/in | Virginia Waddy |
| Verlag | American Book Company, 1889 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 16. Apr. 2008 |
| Länge | 416 Seiten |
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