Elements of Rhetoric and Literary Criticism: With Copious Practical Exercises and Examples. For the Use of Common Schools and Academies. Including, Also, a Succinct History of the English Language, and of British and American Literature from the Earliest to the Present Times |
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... human mind . Black River L. and R. Institute , Watertown , Jefferson Co. , .. , ugust 1 , 1844 . 1 PART I. PRACTICAL EXERCISES IN THE USE OF WORDS PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS . XV Perspicuity in the Structure of Sentences.
... human mind . Black River L. and R. Institute , Watertown , Jefferson Co. , .. , ugust 1 , 1844 . 1 PART I. PRACTICAL EXERCISES IN THE USE OF WORDS PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS . XV Perspicuity in the Structure of Sentences.
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... human , ourselves , proportion , of , created . 4. Vanity , if , greatness , our , flatters , our , multiplies , it , dangers . 5. For , preparing , another , in , world , this , must , life , we , duties , the , neglect , of , not . 6 ...
... human , ourselves , proportion , of , created . 4. Vanity , if , greatness , our , flatters , our , multiplies , it , dangers . 5. For , preparing , another , in , world , this , must , life , we , duties , the , neglect , of , not . 6 ...
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... human invention ; but the more common opinion is , that it was a Divine gift , bestowed upon man at his creation . ( See note . ) Q. Under what different aspects may language be considered ? A. As a medium of thought , it may be ...
... human invention ; but the more common opinion is , that it was a Divine gift , bestowed upon man at his creation . ( See note . ) Q. Under what different aspects may language be considered ? A. As a medium of thought , it may be ...
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... human voice . Q. What name is given to this method of preserving and trans- mitting thought ? A. It is called alphabetic writing , and , next to rea- son and speech , is one of the greatest blessings that mankind possess . Q. Is any ...
... human voice . Q. What name is given to this method of preserving and trans- mitting thought ? A. It is called alphabetic writing , and , next to rea- son and speech , is one of the greatest blessings that mankind possess . Q. Is any ...
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... human constitution , among others those of novelty , sublimity , beauty , imitation , harmony , and ridicule , which , together with sympathy , form what is called good taste . pleasures received from the secondary senses are , by ...
... human constitution , among others those of novelty , sublimity , beauty , imitation , harmony , and ridicule , which , together with sympathy , form what is called good taste . pleasures received from the secondary senses are , by ...
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