English Style; or, a course of instruction for the attainment of a good style of writing. With an historical sketch of the English language, etcLongman, Green, 1869 - 358 páginas |
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... Arguments PART III . FORMS OF ARGUMENT . I. Enumeration II . Contrast III . Explanation • IV . Cause and Effect ( 1. ) . IV . Cause and Effect ( 2. ) . IV . Cause and Effect ( 3. ) . Propositions ( Facts ) , the Causes and Effects to be ...
... Arguments PART III . FORMS OF ARGUMENT . I. Enumeration II . Contrast III . Explanation • IV . Cause and Effect ( 1. ) . IV . Cause and Effect ( 2. ) . IV . Cause and Effect ( 3. ) . Propositions ( Facts ) , the Causes and Effects to be ...
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... Arguments 111 Examination Questions on Part III . 113 PART IV . Subjects for Composition . On Avarice Moral Subjects I. On Anger II . On Idleness III . On Falsehood IV . On Pride V. On Contentment VI . On Affectation VII . On Luxury ...
... Arguments 111 Examination Questions on Part III . 113 PART IV . Subjects for Composition . On Avarice Moral Subjects I. On Anger II . On Idleness III . On Falsehood IV . On Pride V. On Contentment VI . On Affectation VII . On Luxury ...
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... argument , to which the reader is referred in Part III . , will be of use to the learner in this particular , and , it is hoped , will assist in removing this obstacle to his progress . The teacher should be careful not to exact too ...
... argument , to which the reader is referred in Part III . , will be of use to the learner in this particular , and , it is hoped , will assist in removing this obstacle to his progress . The teacher should be careful not to exact too ...
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... arguments , the pupil will be then prepared to write on a subject . Here one should be selected which is suited to his particular powers - a question which will naturally depend upon circumstances , and which must , consequently , be ...
... arguments , the pupil will be then prepared to write on a subject . Here one should be selected which is suited to his particular powers - a question which will naturally depend upon circumstances , and which must , consequently , be ...
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... arguments- Walking before breakfast Sketching from Nature - To play without quarrelling - To write a foreign language accurately - A friend of mine - One of the noblest of Christian virtues - All the ship's guns - The com- panions of ...
... arguments- Walking before breakfast Sketching from Nature - To play without quarrelling - To write a foreign language accurately - A friend of mine - One of the noblest of Christian virtues - All the ship's guns - The com- panions of ...
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Página 228 - My duty towards God, is to believe in him, to fear him, and to love him with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my strength; to worship him, to give him thanks, to put my whole trust in him, to call upon him, to honour his holy Name and his Word, and to serve him truly all the days of my life.
Página 252 - As bees In spring-time, when the Sun with Taurus rides, Pour forth their populous youth about the hive In clusters; they among fresh dews and flowers Fly to and fro, or on the smoothed plank, The suburb of their straw-built citadel, New rubbed with balm, expatiate, and confer Their state affairs: so thick the aery crowd Swarmed and were straitened; till, the signal given, Behold a wonder!
Página 228 - The Prince of Cumberland ! that is a step, On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires ; Let not light see my black and deep desires : The eye wink at the hand ; yet let that be, Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.
Página 248 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Página 326 - ... rubbish and clear obstructions from the paths through which learning and genius press forward to conquest and glory, without bestowing a smile on the humble drudge that facilitates their progress. Every other author may aspire to praise ; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach, and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few.
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Página 17 - The THREE CATHEDRALS DEDICATED to ST. PAUL, in LONDON ; their History from the Foundation of the First Building in the Sixth Century to the Proposals for the Adornment of the Present Cathedral.
Página 310 - There were hills which garnished their proud heights with stately trees : humble valleys whose base estate seemed comforted with the refreshing of silver rivers; meadows enamelled with all sorts of eye-pleasing flowers ; thickets, which being lined with most pleasant shade were witnessed so to, by the cheerful disposition of many well-tuned birds ; each pasture stored with sheep feeding with sober security, while the pretty lambs with bleating oratory craved the...
Página 328 - ... compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation, into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains. Whilst the authors of all these evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon, it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents upon the plains of the Carnatic...
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