A Practical System of Rhetoric; Or, The Principles and Rules of Style: Inferred from Examples of Writing. With an Historical Dissertation on English StyleJohn R. Priestley, 1837 - 292 من الصفحات |
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... judiciously pursued , may well supply the place of Questions , and at the same time aid the student in the acquisition of valuable mental habits . London , March , 1837 . CONTENTS . Introduction CHAPTER . I. ON THOUGHT AS THE vi PREFACE .
... judiciously pursued , may well supply the place of Questions , and at the same time aid the student in the acquisition of valuable mental habits . London , March , 1837 . CONTENTS . Introduction CHAPTER . I. ON THOUGHT AS THE vi PREFACE .
الصفحة xvii
... habits and pe- culiarities of the individual may require . I offer , there- fore , on this head , merely a few practical suggestions . 1. It is highly important , that the attention of the student , in his first attempts , should be ...
... habits and pe- culiarities of the individual may require . I offer , there- fore , on this head , merely a few practical suggestions . 1. It is highly important , that the attention of the student , in his first attempts , should be ...
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... habits , that he has been able to engage our atten- tion , to please and to move us , and consequently has acquired the reputation of a good writer ? Now if this view be just , we may infer , that the founda- tion of good writing is ...
... habits , that he has been able to engage our atten- tion , to please and to move us , and consequently has acquired the reputation of a good writer ? Now if this view be just , we may infer , that the founda- tion of good writing is ...
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... habits of diligence and attention . He must be always and every- where a learner . Especially must he seek after a know- ledge of facts , and distinct views of received opinions on important subjects . He will be mindful , that the ...
... habits of diligence and attention . He must be always and every- where a learner . Especially must he seek after a know- ledge of facts , and distinct views of received opinions on important subjects . He will be mindful , that the ...
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... habits , which form a part of the mental discipline of the able writer , and are worthy of particular consideration . To these I now propose to direct the attention . Habit of patient reflection necessary . He who writes for the ...
... habits , which form a part of the mental discipline of the able writer , and are worthy of particular consideration . To these I now propose to direct the attention . Habit of patient reflection necessary . He who writes for the ...
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