The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... thought for the soul and words for the body . Poetry is more imagina- tive than prose and is usually on a higher plane of thought , but with the admission of this difference - unless perhaps we accept the view of those who hold that 4 ...
... thought for the soul and words for the body . Poetry is more imagina- tive than prose and is usually on a higher plane of thought , but with the admission of this difference - unless perhaps we accept the view of those who hold that 4 ...
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... thought- process in any way , never molding his ideas to fit some desired form of expression , the prose writer must create prose which is rhythmical without being metrical ; he must combine long and short syllables , accented and ...
... thought- process in any way , never molding his ideas to fit some desired form of expression , the prose writer must create prose which is rhythmical without being metrical ; he must combine long and short syllables , accented and ...
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... thought , both the soul and the body , the manner and the matter of his writing . Then if we question the definition " Style is the man him- self " and quarrel with the conception of style as a some- thing too elusive and intangible to ...
... thought , both the soul and the body , the manner and the matter of his writing . Then if we question the definition " Style is the man him- self " and quarrel with the conception of style as a some- thing too elusive and intangible to ...
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... thought , knowledge , character , and the other things involved in personality . All men have bodies and souls , and yet no two men are the same ; all writing has body and soul , and yet no two compositions are the same . Shall we rebel ...
... thought , knowledge , character , and the other things involved in personality . All men have bodies and souls , and yet no two men are the same ; all writing has body and soul , and yet no two compositions are the same . Shall we rebel ...
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... thought and harmony of phrasing ; if they are short and " choppy , " he should study Johnson and Addison to acquire ... thoughts are put on paper . The trouble with most persons is that they think the rules of com- position apply only to ...
... thought and harmony of phrasing ; if they are short and " choppy , " he should study Johnson and Addison to acquire ... thoughts are put on paper . The trouble with most persons is that they think the rules of com- position apply only to ...
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