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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... respect for what that country has produced , and can pro- duce . We are taunted with having no literature of our own ; but the American student will find a full refutation of that slander in Mr. Boyd's account of American writers , and ...
... respect for what that country has produced , and can pro- duce . We are taunted with having no literature of our own ; but the American student will find a full refutation of that slander in Mr. Boyd's account of American writers , and ...
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... , observation , and experience . Do we not need , then , in this respect , a RADICAL CHANGE IN ALL OUR SCHOOLS , and should not teachers be expected X PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS . Of different Kinds of Style Of Poetic Pauses.
... , observation , and experience . Do we not need , then , in this respect , a RADICAL CHANGE IN ALL OUR SCHOOLS , and should not teachers be expected X PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS . Of different Kinds of Style Of Poetic Pauses.
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... respect to the precise age when such a course may be advantageously commenced , it may be entered upon as soon as the scholar is able to write a legible hand , and should be continued until the art of composing well has been matured ...
... respect to the precise age when such a course may be advantageously commenced , it may be entered upon as soon as the scholar is able to write a legible hand , and should be continued until the art of composing well has been matured ...
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... respect to the History and Character of the English Language and Literature , Mr. Connel , in his Preface , justly remarks , " If to compose well be an object of importance , no less so is a knowl- edge of the history and the character ...
... respect to the History and Character of the English Language and Literature , Mr. Connel , in his Preface , justly remarks , " If to compose well be an object of importance , no less so is a knowl- edge of the history and the character ...
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... respect to those languages , but in respect to our own . 7. It is earnestly recommended that all the Practical Exercises in this work be carefully written by each scholar using it . When convenient , the short exercises may be written ...
... respect to those languages , but in respect to our own . 7. It is earnestly recommended that all the Practical Exercises in this work be carefully written by each scholar using it . When convenient , the short exercises may be written ...
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