The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... sentence , which reveals in its construction the author's habit of mind . When we speak of the pon- derous , antithetical Latinity of Johnson , of the classic , graceful profundity of Newman , of the brusque force- fulness of Carlyle ...
... sentence , which reveals in its construction the author's habit of mind . When we speak of the pon- derous , antithetical Latinity of Johnson , of the classic , graceful profundity of Newman , of the brusque force- fulness of Carlyle ...
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... sentence ; emotion , if at all impassioned , seeks the short sentence ; descrip- tion makes more frequent use of the long sentence ; and narration , if rapid , has need of the short sentence . But there are no hard and fast rules ...
... sentence ; emotion , if at all impassioned , seeks the short sentence ; descrip- tion makes more frequent use of the long sentence ; and narration , if rapid , has need of the short sentence . But there are no hard and fast rules ...
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... sentence into a paragraph , and the failure to paragraph at all . We must bear in mind that the para- graph differs only in degree and not in kind from the sentence . When in our consideration of a subject or part of a subject our mind ...
... sentence into a paragraph , and the failure to paragraph at all . We must bear in mind that the para- graph differs only in degree and not in kind from the sentence . When in our consideration of a subject or part of a subject our mind ...
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... sentences from them which she 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 ...
... sentences from them which she 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 ...
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... England chose this spoiled son of royalty as its first target . Bacon was convicted of bribery before adverse judges , and though his heavy sentence was soon remitted his political career was ended . The essay " THE APHORISTIC ESSAY 29.
... England chose this spoiled son of royalty as its first target . Bacon was convicted of bribery before adverse judges , and though his heavy sentence was soon remitted his political career was ended . The essay " THE APHORISTIC ESSAY 29.
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