The Elements of English Composition, etc1841 - 12 strani |
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... Dis- junctive Particles II . Foreign Idioms III . New and Obsolete Words 1 7 9 11 14 19 20 22 233 23 33 CHAP . III . Of Propriety of Style 35 CHAP . IV . Of Precision of Style 40 Of Synonymous Words CHAP . V. CHAP . VI .
... Dis- junctive Particles II . Foreign Idioms III . New and Obsolete Words 1 7 9 11 14 19 20 22 233 23 33 CHAP . III . Of Propriety of Style 35 CHAP . IV . Of Precision of Style 40 Of Synonymous Words CHAP . V. CHAP . VI .
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... propriety . Thus , if we take a retrospective view of English literature at no very remote period , we shall often find the beauty of the thought obscured by the mean- ness of the expression ; its pages are frequently de- formed with ...
... propriety . Thus , if we take a retrospective view of English literature at no very remote period , we shall often find the beauty of the thought obscured by the mean- ness of the expression ; its pages are frequently de- formed with ...
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... propriety . A beautiful woman in careless and sordid apparel , can never appear to great advantage . To some of the English philosophers , science has many important obligations ; but would those great authors have diminished the ...
... propriety . A beautiful woman in careless and sordid apparel , can never appear to great advantage . To some of the English philosophers , science has many important obligations ; but would those great authors have diminished the ...
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... propriety , and precision . Of these , the first two are often con- founded with each other , and indeed they are very nearly allied : a distinction however obtains between them . Purity of style consists in the use of such words , and ...
... propriety , and precision . Of these , the first two are often con- founded with each other , and indeed they are very nearly allied : a distinction however obtains between them . Purity of style consists in the use of such words , and ...
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... propriety . The words may be unskilfully chosen , not adapted to the subject , nor fully expressive of the author's senti- ments ; he may have taken his words and phrases from the general mass of the English language , but his selection ...
... propriety . The words may be unskilfully chosen , not adapted to the subject , nor fully expressive of the author's senti- ments ; he may have taken his words and phrases from the general mass of the English language , but his selection ...
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