Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... idea . " He giveth grace to the humble " and , " He giveth grace to the lowly " do not differ materially in meaning . ( 2 ) By denying the contrary of a proposition . Thus , " It is easy to manage the matter " is equivalent to , " It is ...
... idea . " He giveth grace to the humble " and , " He giveth grace to the lowly " do not differ materially in meaning . ( 2 ) By denying the contrary of a proposition . Thus , " It is easy to manage the matter " is equivalent to , " It is ...
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... idea intended . As a means towards acquiring such knowledge , it is well to carry out the following sug- gestions : 1. Always note a new word , with a view to ascertaining its precise meaning and use . 2. Make constant use of a ...
... idea intended . As a means towards acquiring such knowledge , it is well to carry out the following sug- gestions : 1. Always note a new word , with a view to ascertaining its precise meaning and use . 2. Make constant use of a ...
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... idea , for which there is no word but that originating with the invention or idea itself ; but in all ordinary cases the safe plan is to select only well - known and fully sanctioned words . Quintilian says , " Prefer the oldest of the ...
... idea , for which there is no word but that originating with the invention or idea itself ; but in all ordinary cases the safe plan is to select only well - known and fully sanctioned words . Quintilian says , " Prefer the oldest of the ...
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... idea that get expresses " to come into possession of , " as , " He got the estate through his mother , " is common , but it has not the sanction of good writers . Herbert is quoted as authority for using " got " in this sense : " He has ...
... idea that get expresses " to come into possession of , " as , " He got the estate through his mother , " is common , but it has not the sanction of good writers . Herbert is quoted as authority for using " got " in this sense : " He has ...
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... idea of excitement or irregularity , while " hasten " con- veys only the notion of rapid movement . The English language , more than any other , has words that are truly synonymous , and this on account of its com- posite character . In ...
... idea of excitement or irregularity , while " hasten " con- veys only the notion of rapid movement . The English language , more than any other , has words that are truly synonymous , and this on account of its com- posite character . In ...
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accented adjective clause adverb adverbial clause Anapestic beautiful birds called complex sentence composition compound sentence conjunction conjunctive adverb connected dependent clause DIRECTION discourse earth English examples EXERCISE expression eyes feeling feet figure flowers following sentences give hand hath heard heart heaven hence honor hope iambic pentameter idea Inchcape Inchcape Rock kind King language light live look Lord meaning metaphor Metonymy mind modifies nature never night noun o'er object paragraph participle person phrases poetry predicate principal pronoun proposition prose punctuation Rhetoric rhyme Richard Penderell RULE sail Saxon sense simile simple sentence snow sometimes soul sound speak speech statement stood style sublime subordinate conjunction sweet syllables Synecdoche T. B. ALDRICH tences tetrameter thee things thou thought tion trees Trimeter trochaic truth verb verse voice wind words writer