English Lessons for English PeopleSeeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1871 - 292 Seiten |
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... write it with taste and exactness . Some degree of knowledge is presumed in the reader ; nevertheless we do not presume that he pos- sesses so much as to render him incapable of profiting from lessons . Our object is , if possible , not ...
... write it with taste and exactness . Some degree of knowledge is presumed in the reader ; nevertheless we do not presume that he pos- sesses so much as to render him incapable of profiting from lessons . Our object is , if possible , not ...
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... writing , which when once acquired is very hard to shake off . Then , following on the difficulties attending the use of words , there are others ... write " steed " or " charger " in- all . stead of " horse , " " ire viii PREFACE .
... writing , which when once acquired is very hard to shake off . Then , following on the difficulties attending the use of words , there are others ... write " steed " or " charger " in- all . stead of " horse , " " ire viii PREFACE .
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... Writing . Lastly , there is the danger of obscurity , a fault which cannot be avoided without extreme care , owing to the uninflected nature of our language . All these difficulties and dangers are quite as real , and require as much ...
... Writing . Lastly , there is the danger of obscurity , a fault which cannot be avoided without extreme care , owing to the uninflected nature of our language . All these difficulties and dangers are quite as real , and require as much ...
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... write English , and sometimes by others also - between the Diction of Prose , and that of Poetry . It endeavours to ... writing a long sentence clearly and impressively ; and it also examines the differ- ence between slang , conversation ...
... write English , and sometimes by others also - between the Diction of Prose , and that of Poetry . It endeavours to ... writing a long sentence clearly and impressively ; and it also examines the differ- ence between slang , conversation ...
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... write essays , imaginary dialogues , speeches , and poems , they should receive some instruction as to the difference of arrangement in a poem , a speech , a conversation , and an essay . An Appendix adds a few hints on some Errors in ...
... write essays , imaginary dialogues , speeches , and poems , they should receive some instruction as to the difference of arrangement in a poem , a speech , a conversation , and an essay . An Appendix adds a few hints on some Errors in ...
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