Essays: Moral, Political and AestheticD. Appleton, 1888 - 428 páginas |
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... better arranged its parts , the greater will be the effect produced . In either case , whatever force is absorbed by the machine is deducted from the result . A reader or listener has at each moment but a limited amount of mental power ...
... better arranged its parts , the greater will be the effect produced . In either case , whatever force is absorbed by the machine is deducted from the result . A reader or listener has at each moment but a limited amount of mental power ...
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... better to place the adjective before the substantive , or the substantive before the adjective ? Ought we to say with the French - un cheval noir ; or to say as we do — a black horse ? Probably , most persons of culture would decide ...
... better to place the adjective before the substantive , or the substantive before the adjective ? Ought we to say with the French - un cheval noir ; or to say as we do — a black horse ? Probably , most persons of culture would decide ...
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... out , other things equal , the fewer the ma- terials to be held at once , and the shorter the distance they have to be borne , the better . Hence in some cases MUST VARY WITH THE MIND ADDRESSED . 25 : t THE PHILOSOPHY OF STYLE .
... out , other things equal , the fewer the ma- terials to be held at once , and the shorter the distance they have to be borne , the better . Hence in some cases MUST VARY WITH THE MIND ADDRESSED . 25 : t THE PHILOSOPHY OF STYLE .
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... better effect obtained by making these two changes : —At last , with no small difficulty , and after much fatigue , we came , through deep roads and bad weather , to our journey's end . This reads with comparative smoothness ; that is ...
... better effect obtained by making these two changes : —At last , with no small difficulty , and after much fatigue , we came , through deep roads and bad weather , to our journey's end . This reads with comparative smoothness ; that is ...
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... better than to say , “ All men to the pumps ; " as it suggests the men in the special attitude intended , and so saves effort . Bringing " gray hairs with sorrow to the grave , " is another expression , the effect of which has the same ...
... better than to say , “ All men to the pumps ; " as it suggests the men in the special attitude intended , and so saves effort . Bringing " gray hairs with sorrow to the grave , " is another expression , the effect of which has the same ...
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