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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... letters , and the construction of sentences and paragraphs . The beauty of the book is that it is eminently ... letter - writing and illegible composition in our men of business , and even in our public officers . ( Signed ) LYSANDER H ...
... letters , and the construction of sentences and paragraphs . The beauty of the book is that it is eminently ... letter - writing and illegible composition in our men of business , and even in our public officers . ( Signed ) LYSANDER H ...
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... to the confidence and patronage of the friends of education . P. MONTGOMERY , County Supt . Com . Schools , Southern Section , Jefferson . ( Signed ) CONTENTS . PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS SECT . I. Capital Letters PART 4 RECOMMENDATIONS .
... to the confidence and patronage of the friends of education . P. MONTGOMERY , County Supt . Com . Schools , Southern Section , Jefferson . ( Signed ) CONTENTS . PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS SECT . I. Capital Letters PART 4 RECOMMENDATIONS .
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... Letters PART I. I. SPELLING . II . Spelling , how best learned II . PUNCTUATION . Remarks on its Importance and Necessity III . USE OF WORDS . SECT . I. Elliptical Sentences II . Words to form Sentences III . Words to form Sentences ...
... Letters PART I. I. SPELLING . II . Spelling , how best learned II . PUNCTUATION . Remarks on its Importance and Necessity III . USE OF WORDS . SECT . I. Elliptical Sentences II . Words to form Sentences III . Words to form Sentences ...
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... Letters SECT . I. On Letter - writing II . Letter - writing ( continued ) III . Specimens of Letter - writing • 113 114 114 117 IV . Essays and Philosophy . V. SECT . I. Orations . II . Of Dialogue and Enigmas III . Of History .. 120 ...
... Letters SECT . I. On Letter - writing II . Letter - writing ( continued ) III . Specimens of Letter - writing • 113 114 114 117 IV . Essays and Philosophy . V. SECT . I. Orations . II . Of Dialogue and Enigmas III . Of History .. 120 ...
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... letters , in addition to a knowledge of grammatical and rhetorical principles . When we consider how many , who have enjoyed the advan- tages of common and even of academic schools , are unable to write down their own thoughts or the ...
... letters , in addition to a knowledge of grammatical and rhetorical principles . When we consider how many , who have enjoyed the advan- tages of common and even of academic schools , are unable to write down their own thoughts or the ...
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