Rhetoric and the Study of LiteratureHenry Holt, 1913 - 410 páginas |
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... better things ; during the junior and senior years the study of literature should become more and more systematic , not only acquainting the pupil with a few choice masterpieces but fixing in his mind methods of study , supplying him ...
... better things ; during the junior and senior years the study of literature should become more and more systematic , not only acquainting the pupil with a few choice masterpieces but fixing in his mind methods of study , supplying him ...
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... better powers of expression ; second , the less commonly recognized purpose of opening the way for a more intel- ligent enjoyment of great masterpieces of rhetorical art . a guide CHAPTER II PURITY What is meant by Purity THE STUDY OF ...
... better powers of expression ; second , the less commonly recognized purpose of opening the way for a more intel- ligent enjoyment of great masterpieces of rhetorical art . a guide CHAPTER II PURITY What is meant by Purity THE STUDY OF ...
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... better educated offend against purity without being conscious of it , through imitating that which they hear and suppose to be correct . The use of idioms common to the whole language is to be desired , for they impart a distinct flavor ...
... better educated offend against purity without being conscious of it , through imitating that which they hear and suppose to be correct . The use of idioms common to the whole language is to be desired , for they impart a distinct flavor ...
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... Better Say , issued by the publishers of the Standard Dictionary , and from lists found in The Enlarged Practice- Book . Study their pronunciation , consulting a dictionary when necessary . acclimate amenable athletic chasm address ...
... Better Say , issued by the publishers of the Standard Dictionary , and from lists found in The Enlarged Practice- Book . Study their pronunciation , consulting a dictionary when necessary . acclimate amenable athletic chasm address ...
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... better outlines be placed on the blackboard , that the class as a whole may determine which plan is best and how it may be improved . Whatever topic is selected , let the main purpose of the essay be decided before the outlines are made ...
... better outlines be placed on the blackboard , that the class as a whole may determine which plan is best and how it may be improved . Whatever topic is selected , let the main purpose of the essay be decided before the outlines are made ...
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Página 219 - Thus Satan talking to his nearest mate With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed; his other parts besides Prone on the flood, extended long and large, Lay floating many a rood...
Página 233 - While he from forth the closet brought a heap Of candied apple, quince, and plum, and gourd, With jellies soother than the creamy curd, And lucent syrops, tinct with cinnamon, Manna and dates, in argosy transferr'd From Fez, and spiced dainties, every one, From silken Samarcand to cedar'd Lebanon.
Página 344 - What is it thou hast seen? or what hast heard?" And answer made the bold Sir Bedivere: "I heard the ripple washing in the reeds, And the wild water lapping on the crag.
Página 233 - ST. AGNES' EVE— Ah, bitter chill it was ! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold ; The hare limped trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold...
Página 231 - Reaper Behold her, single in the field, Yon solitary Highland Lass! Reaping and singing by herself; Stop here, or gently pass! Alone she cuts and binds the grain, And sings a melancholy strain; O listen! for the Vale profound Is overflowing with the sound.
Página 212 - In the Spring a fuller crimson comes upon the robin's breast; In the Spring the wanton lapwing gets himself another crest; In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove; In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.
Página 44 - I conjure you, by that which you profess, Howe'er you come to know it, answer me: Though you untie the winds and let them fight Against the churches; though the yesty waves Confound and swallow navigation up; Though bladed corn be lodged and trees blown down; Though castles topple on their warders...
Página 215 - Hear the sledges with the bells, Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells.' How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells — From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
Página 215 - HEAR the sledges with the bells— Silver bells— What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight...
Página 41 - And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!