Belles-lettresA. Roman & Company, 1867 - English language |
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... speak of composition in general - of its syn- thesis , analysis , and general praxis , also , it is necessary to treat of style , in order that , its dif- ferent kinds being known , it may be suitably adapted to each species and subject ...
... speak of composition in general - of its syn- thesis , analysis , and general praxis , also , it is necessary to treat of style , in order that , its dif- ferent kinds being known , it may be suitably adapted to each species and subject ...
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... speak in the praxis ) to observe closely if the main ideas or points are logically connected , be- fore proceeding to their development and ampli- fication . Third , although the whole work of synthesis must show symmetry , yet it must ...
... speak in the praxis ) to observe closely if the main ideas or points are logically connected , be- fore proceeding to their development and ampli- fication . Third , although the whole work of synthesis must show symmetry , yet it must ...
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... speak upon it . " 2. The special rules for the praxis of com- position are : ( 1. ) What wrong custom must a student avoid before com- mencing to write on a subject ? What is Horace's precept on this point ? ( 2. ) What is the first ...
... speak upon it . " 2. The special rules for the praxis of com- position are : ( 1. ) What wrong custom must a student avoid before com- mencing to write on a subject ? What is Horace's precept on this point ? ( 2. ) What is the first ...
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... speaking or writing ever so great , O , Cæsar , that can , I shall not say commend , but relate even thy great exploits . " Fourth , by the frequent and careful reading of authors who excel in the sublime style . NOTE . In all the ...
... speaking or writing ever so great , O , Cæsar , that can , I shall not say commend , but relate even thy great exploits . " Fourth , by the frequent and careful reading of authors who excel in the sublime style . NOTE . In all the ...
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... speaking be to inform or in- struct , the style must be simple ; if the object be to please , the style must be flowery ... speak on a subject , it is necessary that he should carefully ascertain what kind of style is best adapted to the ...
... speaking be to inform or in- struct , the style must be simple ; if the object be to please , the style must be flowery ... speak on a subject , it is necessary that he should carefully ascertain what kind of style is best adapted to the ...
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accidental properties according adjuncts admit ancient ARTICLE ascer ascertained Belles-Lettres belong Berkeley biography called censure Cicero classes complimentary tickets compo comprise correction criticism definition divided division drama Eclogue English language Epic Poem essay EXERCISE expounded fable fact fifth fourth Give an example Greek guage Hence historian historical narrations I.-EXERCISE III.-EXERCISE illustration INDICATIVE MOOD ject journal Laconic style Latin Layres letters of information letters of persuasion LIBRARY literary composition means ment middle style mind modern narrative nature necessary noun novel object observed oratorical narration ornament particular qualities peculiar periods Peripetia perspicuity poetry praxis principal prosopography pupil reason relate reprimand requisites romance rules scholar schools sentence simple style sition species of composition student subjects of composition sublime style tence termination third THRA tion Titus Pomponius Atticus treat truth UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA verb verse Washington Irving
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Page 34 - God always ascribe to Him ? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, " the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 34 - With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan — to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among...
Page 40 - Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen: Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.
Page 41 - And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal; And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!
Page 34 - Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes his aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered — that of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has his own purposes. "Woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come ; but woe to that man...
Page 70 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Page 34 - South this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to him? Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the...
Page 33 - Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise, The queen of the world, and the child of the skies!
Page 40 - THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.
Page 38 - And it seemed, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seized it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drowned, And swinging it rudely, too rudely, alas ! I snapped it ; it fell to the ground. And such...