The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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... kind of words he habitually em- ploys to convey his thoughts ; which words we find , in any case , bear , according to the writer and the kind of discourse , a distinc tive character that enables us to classify them as a kind of diction ...
... kind of words he habitually em- ploys to convey his thoughts ; which words we find , in any case , bear , according to the writer and the kind of discourse , a distinc tive character that enables us to classify them as a kind of diction ...
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... kind of invention that determines his rank , but merely excellence in the kind most natural to his powers . - Grades of Invention . — Quite distinct from the manner in which the inventor's mind works , there are recognized grades of ...
... kind of invention that determines his rank , but merely excellence in the kind most natural to his powers . - Grades of Invention . — Quite distinct from the manner in which the inventor's mind works , there are recognized grades of ...
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... kind " : : - " The King is a little more than kin ' to Hamlet , because , in being at once his uncle and his father , he is twice kin . And he is less than kind , ' because his incestuous marriage , as Hamlet views it , is unnatural or ...
... kind " : : - " The King is a little more than kin ' to Hamlet , because , in being at once his uncle and his father , he is twice kin . And he is less than kind , ' because his incestuous marriage , as Hamlet views it , is unnatural or ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
Copyright | |
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