Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... persons . 52. You think you shall go to the city , then ? 53. One of the most trying things that is known to life , is to suffer alone and unjustly . 54. Let he and you consider the question before complying . 55. I regarded thee as my ...
... persons . 52. You think you shall go to the city , then ? 53. One of the most trying things that is known to life , is to suffer alone and unjustly . 54. Let he and you consider the question before complying . 55. I regarded thee as my ...
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... persons allowed to enter his work- shop . These were Mrs. Greene and her next friend , Mr. Miller . They were , in fact , the only ones having a clear knowledge of his efforts and intentions . His mysterious hammering and tinkering in ...
... persons allowed to enter his work- shop . These were Mrs. Greene and her next friend , Mr. Miller . They were , in fact , the only ones having a clear knowledge of his efforts and intentions . His mysterious hammering and tinkering in ...
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... persons are changed to the third . ( 2 ) The present tense is changed to its corresponding past . ( 3 ) The near ... person who was tearing the hair of his head for sorrow , said , " Does this man think that baldness is a remedy for ...
... persons are changed to the third . ( 2 ) The present tense is changed to its corresponding past . ( 3 ) The near ... person who was tearing the hair of his head for sorrow , said , " Does this man think that baldness is a remedy for ...
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... person who looked on the waters only for a moment might fancy that they were retiring . * EXERCISE XXXVII . DIRECTION.Vary the following by denying the contrary of each proposi- tion : † 1. Men laugh at the infirmities of others . 2. He ...
... person who looked on the waters only for a moment might fancy that they were retiring . * EXERCISE XXXVII . DIRECTION.Vary the following by denying the contrary of each proposi- tion : † 1. Men laugh at the infirmities of others . 2. He ...
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... person . 24. Strong expressions suit only strong feelings . EXERCISE XXXVIII . DIRECTION.- Vary the following by substituting euphemisms for the direct statements : 1. He is a very dirty fellow . 2. Major André was hanged , although he ...
... person . 24. Strong expressions suit only strong feelings . EXERCISE XXXVIII . DIRECTION.- Vary the following by substituting euphemisms for the direct statements : 1. He is a very dirty fellow . 2. Major André was hanged , although he ...
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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