The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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... expression , or manner . Of course a question of expression must often involve the question of thought also , and vice versa ; so the two lines of study must continually touch and interact ; but on the whole they are distinct enough to ...
... expression , or manner . Of course a question of expression must often involve the question of thought also , and vice versa ; so the two lines of study must continually touch and interact ; but on the whole they are distinct enough to ...
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... expression must correspond . Style is just the skillful adaptation of expression to thought , That manner of expression is all - important is shown by those literary works that survive their age and become classic . The pro- ductions ...
... expression must correspond . Style is just the skillful adaptation of expression to thought , That manner of expression is all - important is shown by those literary works that survive their age and become classic . The pro- ductions ...
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... expression as " long - tried friend of mine , ” though a double possessive , and strictly speaking a solecism , is idiomatic and admissible . " A great deal " is as good as " very much . ” An idiomatic expression will not easily bear to ...
... expression as " long - tried friend of mine , ” though a double possessive , and strictly speaking a solecism , is idiomatic and admissible . " A great deal " is as good as " very much . ” An idiomatic expression will not easily bear to ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
Copyright | |
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