The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... consider . Because of our acceptance , even with qualifications , of Buffon's definition of style we shall , perhaps , be ac- cused of inconsistency in urging that those who wish to form their own style should study such writers as New ...
... consider . Because of our acceptance , even with qualifications , of Buffon's definition of style we shall , perhaps , be ac- cused of inconsistency in urging that those who wish to form their own style should study such writers as New ...
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... consider the meaning and relations of new words as veritable titbits for pleasant mental rumination . Having acquired a vocabulary of reasonable size and being personally interested in some- thing worth INTRODUCTION 9.
... consider the meaning and relations of new words as veritable titbits for pleasant mental rumination . Having acquired a vocabulary of reasonable size and being personally interested in some- thing worth INTRODUCTION 9.
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... , has artistic per- fection in its own kind , we have left ourselves free to consider certain long compositions embraced in the wide use of the term . Essays may , then , be advantageously divided into two INTRODUCTION 13.
... , has artistic per- fection in its own kind , we have left ourselves free to consider certain long compositions embraced in the wide use of the term . Essays may , then , be advantageously divided into two INTRODUCTION 13.
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... considers especially helpful . Some of the books on the art of writing that deserve investigation are The Art of Writing English , by Meiklejohn ; English Composition , by Barrett Wendell ; Word and Phrase , by Fitzgerald ; Specimens of ...
... considers especially helpful . Some of the books on the art of writing that deserve investigation are The Art of Writing English , by Meiklejohn ; English Composition , by Barrett Wendell ; Word and Phrase , by Fitzgerald ; Specimens of ...
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... consider , in preparation for our acquaintance with her , the times in which she was born . Bacon lived in the Elizabethan period when , because of the " flowery crop of knowledge and new light sprung up and yet springing daily ...
... consider , in preparation for our acquaintance with her , the times in which she was born . Bacon lived in the Elizabethan period when , because of the " flowery crop of knowledge and new light sprung up and yet springing daily ...
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