A Practical System of Rhetoric; Or, The Principles and Rules of Style: Inferred from Examples of Writing. With an Historical Dissertation on English Style |
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... Hence , no doubt , Milton and others assign to this branch of study the last place in a course of edu- cation . But it is known to all , that the prevalent opinion and practice are different from those recommended by Mil- ton ; so that ...
... Hence , no doubt , Milton and others assign to this branch of study the last place in a course of edu- cation . But it is known to all , that the prevalent opinion and practice are different from those recommended by Mil- ton ; so that ...
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... hence be inferred in relation to the writer ? Do we not discover , that his mind has been stored with knowledge ? that his reasoning powers have been strengthened and subjected to salutary discipline ? -that his imagination is active ...
... hence be inferred in relation to the writer ? Do we not discover , that his mind has been stored with knowledge ? that his reasoning powers have been strengthened and subjected to salutary discipline ? -that his imagination is active ...
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... hence it is , that on some parts , comparatively little is said , and that of a general nature . Other parts , which are thought to belong more appropriately to Rhetoric , are more fully treated . Extensive Knowledge essential to the ...
... hence it is , that on some parts , comparatively little is said , and that of a general nature . Other parts , which are thought to belong more appropriately to Rhetoric , are more fully treated . Extensive Knowledge essential to the ...
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... Hence the fondness for metaphysical and moral investigations , and for the exact sciences , which is ever felt by those who excel as sound reasoners . And the student , who in the course of his education is called to search for truth in ...
... Hence the fondness for metaphysical and moral investigations , and for the exact sciences , which is ever felt by those who excel as sound reasoners . And the student , who in the course of his education is called to search for truth in ...
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... Hence arises the necessity of habits of investigation and reflec- tion . The good writer is a man of thought ; he is accus- tomed to observe accurately the phenomena , both in the natural world and in the scenes of life which come under ...
... Hence arises the necessity of habits of investigation and reflec- tion . The good writer is a man of thought ; he is accus- tomed to observe accurately the phenomena , both in the natural world and in the scenes of life which come under ...
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