Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... avoid introducing anything not consistent with every other part ; and develop the parts proportionately . CHRISTMAS . THEY put me in the great spare bed , and there they bade me sleep : I must not stir ; I must not wake ; I must not ...
... avoid introducing anything not consistent with every other part ; and develop the parts proportionately . CHRISTMAS . THEY put me in the great spare bed , and there they bade me sleep : I must not stir ; I must not wake ; I must not ...
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... avoid the appearance of evil . " ( 5 ) In the union of dissimilar elements by co - ordinate connectives ; as , " The delay was not an accident , but pre- meditated " [ accidental but premeditated ] ; " The fort was forced by the ...
... avoid the appearance of evil . " ( 5 ) In the union of dissimilar elements by co - ordinate connectives ; as , " The delay was not an accident , but pre- meditated " [ accidental but premeditated ] ; " The fort was forced by the ...
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... avoid harshness in such a case is not necessary . 10. That we only believe as deep as we live is curious . II . For a man to rest in ignorance of the structure of his own body is a shame . 12. That the little mill can never resist this ...
... avoid harshness in such a case is not necessary . 10. That we only believe as deep as we live is curious . II . For a man to rest in ignorance of the structure of his own body is a shame . 12. That the little mill can never resist this ...
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... avoid the harshness of a direct state- ment . Euphemism means " soft - speaking . " Thus : Direct - He is cowardly . Euphemism - He could hardly be called a brave man . ( 4 ) By circumlocution . This is effected by saying indirectly ...
... avoid the harshness of a direct state- ment . Euphemism means " soft - speaking . " Thus : Direct - He is cowardly . Euphemism - He could hardly be called a brave man . ( 4 ) By circumlocution . This is effected by saying indirectly ...
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... avoid such the following rules are given : 1. Avoid obsolete words , or such as were once in good use , but have ceased to be employed by the best writers . Language , like everything else in the world , is subject to change . Some ...
... avoid such the following rules are given : 1. Avoid obsolete words , or such as were once in good use , but have ceased to be employed by the best writers . Language , like everything else in the world , is subject to change . Some ...
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