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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الصفحة xiii
... words , so far as purity and pro- priety are concerned , and to the construction of sen- tences . Instruction in this part of rhetoric should be conducted with reference to two points , -to acquaint the student with the nature and ...
... words , so far as purity and pro- priety are concerned , and to the construction of sen- tences . Instruction in this part of rhetoric should be conducted with reference to two points , -to acquaint the student with the nature and ...
الصفحة xvi
... words , or the inflections of the voice , but to the quick and true apprehension of the meaning , and a susceptibility to the beauties of style . In this connexion , too , the student may be taught the true nature of literary criticism ...
... words , or the inflections of the voice , but to the quick and true apprehension of the meaning , and a susceptibility to the beauties of style . In this connexion , too , the student may be taught the true nature of literary criticism ...
الصفحة xvii
... words , which are generally un- derstood to be implied by it , but also the right arrange- ment of words , and the correct construction of sentences . Other things being equal , he who , during the first six months in which the ...
... words , which are generally un- derstood to be implied by it , but also the right arrange- ment of words , and the correct construction of sentences . Other things being equal , he who , during the first six months in which the ...
الصفحة xviii
... words , or the construction of his sentences ; or , as- signing undue importance to the ornaments of style , he may be seeking principally after what is figurative , and the elegances of expression ; or , again , with false notions of ...
... words , or the construction of his sentences ; or , as- signing undue importance to the ornaments of style , he may be seeking principally after what is figurative , and the elegances of expression ; or , again , with false notions of ...
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... word knowledge is meant to include both an acquaintance with the events and the opinions of the day , and with what is ... words that he uses , the knowledge which its composition implies . He then who would become a good writer , must ...
... word knowledge is meant to include both an acquaintance with the events and the opinions of the day , and with what is ... words that he uses , the knowledge which its composition implies . He then who would become a good writer , must ...
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