Essays: Moral, Political and AestheticD. Appleton, 1868 - 418 páginas |
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... propositions . Hence , carrying out the metaphor that language is the vehicle of thought , there seems reason to think that in all cases the friction and inertia of the vehicle deduct from its efficiency ; and that in composition , the ...
... propositions . Hence , carrying out the metaphor that language is the vehicle of thought , there seems reason to think that in all cases the friction and inertia of the vehicle deduct from its efficiency ; and that in composition , the ...
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... proposition in the suc- cession in which they may be most readily put together . As in a narrative , the events should be stated in such se- quence that the mind may not have to go backwards and forwards in order to rightly connect them ...
... proposition in the suc- cession in which they may be most readily put together . As in a narrative , the events should be stated in such se- quence that the mind may not have to go backwards and forwards in order to rightly connect them ...
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... propositions in a sentence manifestly depends on the same law . Regard for economy of the recipient's attention ... proposition does , some qualifying or ex- planatory idea , its priority prevents misconception of the principal one ...
... propositions in a sentence manifestly depends on the same law . Regard for economy of the recipient's attention ... proposition does , some qualifying or ex- planatory idea , its priority prevents misconception of the principal one ...
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... propositions , ending with the semicolon and colon respectively , almost wholly determine the meaning of the principal proposition with which it concludes ; and the effect would be lost were they placed last instead of first . The ...
... propositions , ending with the semicolon and colon respectively , almost wholly determine the meaning of the principal proposition with which it concludes ; and the effect would be lost were they placed last instead of first . The ...
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... propositions , & c . , is applicable here . As whatever qualifies should precede whatever is qualified , force will generally be gained by placing the simile before the object to which it is applied . That this arrangement is the best ...
... propositions , & c . , is applicable here . As whatever qualifies should precede whatever is qualified , force will generally be gained by placing the simile before the object to which it is applied . That this arrangement is the best ...
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