Elements of Composition and RhetoricAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 408 Seiten |
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... trees . 6. The sun has thrown its shadow upon the pewter dial two hours beyond the meridian time . 7. Nations , therefore , have fittingly rejoiced in every century since the creation , in the joyfulness of harvest . 8. Then , standing ...
... trees . 6. The sun has thrown its shadow upon the pewter dial two hours beyond the meridian time . 7. Nations , therefore , have fittingly rejoiced in every century since the creation , in the joyfulness of harvest . 8. Then , standing ...
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... tree . They planted it in their youth . It is the large , beautiful sycamore . It is seen in passing along the Hamilton turnpike . It is seen in passing from Col- lege Hill to Mt. Pleasant . These places are in Ohio . 4. It was an idle ...
... tree . They planted it in their youth . It is the large , beautiful sycamore . It is seen in passing along the Hamilton turnpike . It is seen in passing from Col- lege Hill to Mt. Pleasant . These places are in Ohio . 4. It was an idle ...
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... trees like a continuous orchard . 7. The Spaniards found the native tribes , everywhere on the route , in a state of cultivation beyond that of nomadic hordes , with fixed places of abode and a liberal subsistence from the tillage of ...
... trees like a continuous orchard . 7. The Spaniards found the native tribes , everywhere on the route , in a state of cultivation beyond that of nomadic hordes , with fixed places of abode and a liberal subsistence from the tillage of ...
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... trees could talk , in a country far over the sea , there was a beautiful fountain . 4. If I were a prince , I would hire or buy a private literary teapot , in which I would steep all the leaves of new books that promised well . 5. In ...
... trees could talk , in a country far over the sea , there was a beautiful fountain . 4. If I were a prince , I would hire or buy a private literary teapot , in which I would steep all the leaves of new books that promised well . 5. In ...
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... tree , where [ = and there ] it sat chat- tering to me . While such constructions are frequently met with even in good authors , it is better to avoid them . Modern writers seldom use relative pronouns or conjunctive adverbs to in ...
... tree , where [ = and there ] it sat chat- tering to me . While such constructions are frequently met with even in good authors , it is better to avoid them . Modern writers seldom use relative pronouns or conjunctive adverbs to in ...
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