Essays, Moral, Political and AestheticD. Appleton and Company, 1884 - 418 páginas |
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... 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 available . To recognize and interpret the symbols pre ...
... 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 available . To recognize and interpret the symbols pre ...
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... produced by interjections , which condense entire sen- tences into syllables . And in other cases , where custom allows us to express thoughts by single words , as in Be ware , Heigho , Fudge , much force would be lost by ex- panding ...
... produced by interjections , which condense entire sen- tences into syllables . And in other cases , where custom allows us to express thoughts by single words , as in Be ware , Heigho , Fudge , much force would be lost by ex- panding ...
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... produce more vivid impressions than abstract ones , and should , when 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 ...
... produce more vivid impressions than abstract ones , and should , when 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 ...
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... produced . Turning now from the choice of words to their se quence , we shall find the same general principle hold good . We have à priori reasons for believing that in every sentence there is some one order of words more effective than ...
... produced . Turning now from the choice of words to their se quence , we shall find the same general principle hold good . We have à priori reasons for believing that in every sentence there is some one order of words more effective than ...
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... produced by so placing it becomes comprehensible . Take the often - quoted contrast between- " Great is Diana of the Ephesians , " and " Diana of the Ephesians is great . " When the first arrangement is used , the utterance of the word ...
... produced by so placing it becomes comprehensible . Take the often - quoted contrast between- " Great is Diana of the Ephesians , " and " Diana of the Ephesians is great . " When the first arrangement is used , the utterance of the word ...
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