The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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... employed for their likeness promote flexibility of ex- pression ; employed for their unlikeness , delicacy and precision . 3. Cultivate the habit of observing the derivation and history of words . This habit , while a source of delight ...
... employed for their likeness promote flexibility of ex- pression ; employed for their unlikeness , delicacy and precision . 3. Cultivate the habit of observing the derivation and history of words . This habit , while a source of delight ...
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... employed , and when employed should not keep their subject waiting long . EXAMPLES .— " This is a faithful saying , and worthy of all acceptation , that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners . " Here the saying itself , which ...
... employed , and when employed should not keep their subject waiting long . EXAMPLES .— " This is a faithful saying , and worthy of all acceptation , that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners . " Here the saying itself , which ...
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... employed .. 50. The value of the double negative as an affirmative lies in the fact that it expresses a milder and more guarded degree than does direct affirmation ; it is employed , accordingly , in the inter- ests of precision ...
... employed .. 50. The value of the double negative as an affirmative lies in the fact that it expresses a milder and more guarded degree than does direct affirmation ; it is employed , accordingly , in the inter- ests of precision ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
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