Essays: Moral, Political and AestheticD. Appleton, 1888 - 428 páginas |
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... possible , to be closed with the word that makes the greatest figure . " That parentheses should be avoided and that Saxon words should be used in preference to those of Latin origin , are established precepts . But , however ...
... possible , to be closed with the word that makes the greatest figure . " That parentheses should be avoided and that Saxon words should be used in preference to those of Latin origin , are established precepts . But , however ...
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... possible mental effort , is the desideratum towards which most of the rules above quoted point . When we condemn writing that is wordy , or confused , or intricate - when we praise this style as easy , and blame that as fatiguing , we ...
... possible mental effort , is the desideratum towards which most of the rules above quoted point . When we condemn writing that is wordy , or confused , or intricate - when we praise this style as easy , and blame that as fatiguing , we ...
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... possible amount . Let us then inquire whether economy of the recipient's attention is not the secret of effect , alike in the right choice and collocation of words , in the best arrangement of clauses in a sentence , in the proper order ...
... possible amount . Let us then inquire whether economy of the recipient's attention is not the secret of effect , alike in the right choice and collocation of words , in the best arrangement of clauses in a sentence , in the proper order ...
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... the whole sentence , should , if possible , be a one - syllabled or Saxon one . Once more , that frequent cause of strength in Saxon PRODUCTION OF VIVID IMPRESSIONS . 15 and other primitive words 14 THE PHILOSOPHY OF STYLE .
... the whole sentence , should , if possible , be a one - syllabled or Saxon one . Once more , that frequent cause of strength in Saxon PRODUCTION OF VIVID IMPRESSIONS . 15 and other primitive words 14 THE PHILOSOPHY OF STYLE .
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... possible , be used instead , is a current max- im of composition . As Dr. Campbell says , " The more general the terms are , the picture is the fainter ; the more special they are , the brighter . " We should avoid such a sentence as ...
... possible , be used instead , is a current max- im of composition . As Dr. Campbell says , " The more general the terms are , the picture is the fainter ; the more special they are , the brighter . " We should avoid such a sentence as ...
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