The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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... course close scrutiny of mean- ings , and independence of current fashions in words . It is disas trous for a writer to take up with the lazy idea that a word is quite right but near enough " ; nor can he afford to adopt without ...
... course close scrutiny of mean- ings , and independence of current fashions in words . It is disas trous for a writer to take up with the lazy idea that a word is quite right but near enough " ; nor can he afford to adopt without ...
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... course would be excluded also , who desired to pursue them . " The second premise , “ Theology is a branch of knowledge , " requires a more elaborate proof ; indeed , the establishment of this premise , rather than of the conclusion ...
... course would be excluded also , who desired to pursue them . " The second premise , “ Theology is a branch of knowledge , " requires a more elaborate proof ; indeed , the establishment of this premise , rather than of the conclusion ...
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... course thou wilt ! " Antony knows what chords to strike in a mob ; Brutus judges all men by the same lofty standards that are potent with himself . Of course a man with giant's power is not always to use it like a giant ; if Antony had ...
... course thou wilt ! " Antony knows what chords to strike in a mob ; Brutus judges all men by the same lofty standards that are potent with himself . Of course a man with giant's power is not always to use it like a giant ; if Antony had ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
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