An Abridgment of Lectures on RhetorickJoseph Manahan, 1822 - 304 էջ |
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... concerning the unity of action in dramatic and epic compo . sition , were not first discovered by logical rea- soning and then applied to poetry ; but they were deduced from the practice of Homer and Sophocles . 12 CRITICISM .
... concerning the unity of action in dramatic and epic compo . sition , were not first discovered by logical rea- soning and then applied to poetry ; but they were deduced from the practice of Homer and Sophocles . 12 CRITICISM .
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... Unity . 3. Strength . 4. Harmony . Of Ambiguity is opposed to clearness , and arises from two causes ; either from a wrong choice of words , or a wrong collocation of them . the choice of words , as far as regards perspicu- ity , we ...
... Unity . 3. Strength . 4. Harmony . Of Ambiguity is opposed to clearness , and arises from two causes ; either from a wrong choice of words , or a wrong collocation of them . the choice of words , as far as regards perspicu- ity , we ...
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... of life , a- gainst which nothing can protect us , but the good providence of our heavenly Father . " We now proceed to the second quality of a well arranged sentence , which we termed its Unity . 80 STRUCTURE OF SENTENCES .
... of life , a- gainst which nothing can protect us , but the good providence of our heavenly Father . " We now proceed to the second quality of a well arranged sentence , which we termed its Unity . 80 STRUCTURE OF SENTENCES .
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... unity , we must first observe , that during the course of the sentence the sub . ject should be changed as little as possible . There is generally in every sentence some per- son or thing which is the governing word . This should be ...
... unity , we must first observe , that during the course of the sentence the sub . ject should be changed as little as possible . There is generally in every sentence some per- son or thing which is the governing word . This should be ...
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... unity of a sentence is , keep clear of parentheses in the middle of it . These may on some occasions have a spirited appearance , as prompted by a certain vivacity of thought , which can glance happily aside , as it is going along . But ...
... unity of a sentence is , keep clear of parentheses in the middle of it . These may on some occasions have a spirited appearance , as prompted by a certain vivacity of thought , which can glance happily aside , as it is going along . But ...
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