...the first steps of conscious progress, in the penning of a juvenile note or letter. Jt/tetoric. — The great defect in conducting this branch of education,...acquire a perfect mastery over every form of style. ' generous neglect," through fear of " spoiling " what they claim as " nature," and those faults, on...

...; it should include the practice of daily writing, for successive years ; frequent exercises in tho logical arranging of thought for the purposes of expression,...acquire a perfect mastery over every form of style. generous neglect," through fear of " spoiling " what they claim as "nature," and those faults, on the...

...defect in conducting this branch of education,—a defect which is still very prevalent,—consists in the fact that the study of it is so much a matter...every form of style. Elocution: Errors in Modes of Instruction.—Few branches of education are so little understood or rightly practiced as this. \Ve...

...expression, and the adapting of the forms and character of expression to thought; and it should bo accompanied by the close study and critical analysis...acquire a perfect mastery over every form of style. £lofution : Errors in Modes of Instruction. — Few branches of education are so little understood...

...construction of sentences ; it should include the Ctice of daily writing, for successive years : ^aent exercises in the logical arranging of thought for...analysis of the works of distinguished writers, with the view to acquire a perfect mastery over every form of style." — See WILLIAM RUSSELL, Education,...