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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... sometimes , insidious , dangerous , companions . 5. Taste , useful , knowledge , provide , great , noble , entertainment , other , leave . 6. Anxious , votary , riches , negligent , pleasure . 7. Perseverance , laudable , pursuits ...
... sometimes , insidious , dangerous , companions . 5. Taste , useful , knowledge , provide , great , noble , entertainment , other , leave . 6. Anxious , votary , riches , negligent , pleasure . 7. Perseverance , laudable , pursuits ...
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... " " A swift horse . " In sentences rhetorically arranged , the adjective when it is emphatic , is sometimes placed at the be ginning of the sentence ; as , thy ways . 32 ARRANGEMENT OF SENTENCES . [ PART I ARRANGEMENT OF SENTENCES.
... " " A swift horse . " In sentences rhetorically arranged , the adjective when it is emphatic , is sometimes placed at the be ginning of the sentence ; as , thy ways . 32 ARRANGEMENT OF SENTENCES . [ PART I ARRANGEMENT OF SENTENCES.
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... sometimes placed at the beginning of a sentence ; as , " How completely his passion has blinded him ! " VIII . Prepositions are generally placed before the words which they govern ; as , " With me ; " " To them . " In familiar language ...
... sometimes placed at the beginning of a sentence ; as , " How completely his passion has blinded him ! " VIII . Prepositions are generally placed before the words which they govern ; as , " With me ; " " To them . " In familiar language ...
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... sometimes I called the Phoenician . Q. What chiefly gives rise to this supposition ? A. The circumstance of its being the earliest alpha- bet of which we have any certain account , as well as the source whence almost all known alphabets ...
... sometimes I called the Phoenician . Q. What chiefly gives rise to this supposition ? A. The circumstance of its being the earliest alpha- bet of which we have any certain account , as well as the source whence almost all known alphabets ...
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... sometimes give elegance and vivacity to a sentence . They should , however , be used very sparingly , as they tend , when improper- ly introduced , to clog and embarrass a sentence . Q. Are parentheses as much in use as they once were ...
... sometimes give elegance and vivacity to a sentence . They should , however , be used very sparingly , as they tend , when improper- ly introduced , to clog and embarrass a sentence . Q. Are parentheses as much in use as they once were ...
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