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... thought should be placed together ,. CHAPTER IV . THE QUALITIES OF STYLE . 67. Enumeration of the leading qualities ,. 68. Simplicity defined , .. SIMPLICITY . 66 66 66 67 68 70 71 232 73 75 ..... 76 69. Simplicity in Terms : -Names of ...
... thought should be placed together ,. CHAPTER IV . THE QUALITIES OF STYLE . 67. Enumeration of the leading qualities ,. 68. Simplicity defined , .. SIMPLICITY . 66 66 66 67 68 70 71 232 73 75 ..... 76 69. Simplicity in Terms : -Names of ...
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... thought that the public mind in our coun- try resembles that of the sea when the tide is rising . Each succes- sive wave rushes forward , breaks , and rolls back ; but the great flood is steadily coming on . " ( 3. ) " Nothing is more ...
... thought that the public mind in our coun- try resembles that of the sea when the tide is rising . Each succes- sive wave rushes forward , breaks , and rolls back ; but the great flood is steadily coming on . " ( 3. ) " Nothing is more ...
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... thought ; " " the light of Nature ; " " the geological record ; " reasoning in a circle ; " the moralist is a scout for conse- quences . " 99 " Athens , the eye of Greece , Mother of arts and eloquence . " 99 ( 2. ) To deepen the ...
... thought ; " " the light of Nature ; " " the geological record ; " reasoning in a circle ; " the moralist is a scout for conse- quences . " 99 " Athens , the eye of Greece , Mother of arts and eloquence . " 99 ( 2. ) To deepen the ...
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... thought struck him . So we speak of a ray of hope , a shade of doubt , a flight of fancy , a flash of wit , ebullitions of anger . All the names of mental operations were originally applied to something sensible ; as perception ...
... thought struck him . So we speak of a ray of hope , a shade of doubt , a flight of fancy , a flash of wit , ebullitions of anger . All the names of mental operations were originally applied to something sensible ; as perception ...
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... thoughts . " " This subject reminds me of what I was told at Calais from a very good hand . " It is not the hand that tells . The designation of a great man by his locality is a figure useful only for varying the expression ; as the ...
... thoughts . " " This subject reminds me of what I was told at Calais from a very good hand . " It is not the hand that tells . The designation of a great man by his locality is a figure useful only for varying the expression ; as the ...
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abstract alliterations Antithesis arrangement balanced bay color beauty brevity called character circumstances clause comparison composition concrete concrete Extract connection consonants contrast degradation degree Demosthenes described effect emotion English epigram example excitement exposition expression facts figure genius give given harmony Hence History human humor hyperbole Iliad illustration implies impression instances iteration kind language ludicrous meaning melody ment metaphor method metonymy mind mode moral mountains narrative nation nature noun nuendo objects obverse orator pain paragraph pathos Pearl Coast person personification phatic Plato pleasure Pleonasm poet poetic poetry political politics of Poland predicate principle proposition reference rivers sense sentence sentiment simile sions Socrates sometimes sound statement strength style sublime subordinate suggest syllables Synecdoche tautologies tence tender feeling things thou thought tion Transferred Epithet truth variety verb vowels writer