Essays: Moral, Political and AestheticD. Appleton, 1868 - 418 páginas |
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... hand is better than , " Come here . " No phrase can convey the idea of surprise so vividly as opening the eyes and raising the eyebrows . A shrug of the shoulders would lose much by translation into words . Again , it may be.
... hand is better than , " Come here . " No phrase can convey the idea of surprise so vividly as opening the eyes and raising the eyebrows . A shrug of the shoulders would lose much by translation into words . Again , it may be.
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... hand , " a black horse " be the expression used , no such mistake can be made . The word " black , " indi- cating an abstract quality , arouses no definite idea . It simply prepares the mind for conceiving some object of that colour ...
... hand , " a black horse " be the expression used , no such mistake can be made . The word " black , " indi- cating an abstract quality , arouses no definite idea . It simply prepares the mind for conceiving some object of that colour ...
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... hands to the pumps , " is 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 ...
... hands to the pumps , " is 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 ...
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... hand which has for some time carried a heavy body , small bodies after- wards lifted seem to have lost their weight . Now , the truth at once recognized in these , its extreme manifesta- tions , may be traced throughout . It may be ...
... hand which has for some time carried a heavy body , small bodies after- wards lifted seem to have lost their weight . Now , the truth at once recognized in these , its extreme manifesta- tions , may be traced throughout . It may be ...
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... hand , for complex ideas , the indirect sen- tence seems the best vehicle . In conversation , the excite- ment produced by the near approach to a desired conclu- sion , will often show itself in a series of short , sharp sen . tences ...
... hand , for complex ideas , the indirect sen- tence seems the best vehicle . In conversation , the excite- ment produced by the near approach to a desired conclu- sion , will often show itself in a series of short , sharp sen . tences ...
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