the composition may be re-written from and, most important of all, when complet for the teacher to read and criticise in the class. Finally, the paragraph furnishes a nat to work of a more difficult character. comes for the writing of essays, the tra smaller unit to its larger analogue is ma Upon this point we cannot do better th words of Professor Bain : Adapting an old homely maxim, we may say, graphs, and the Discourse will look to itself, for, as a whole has a method or plan suited to its natu of each paragraph to a distinct topic avoids some o Composition; besides which, he that fully comprel a paragraph will also comprehend the method of Bain Composition and Rhetoric, I. § 178. This book is an attempt to embody in a which have just been advanced, — to utilize element of discourse, this half-way house tence and the essay, as a basis for a method o sition. In Part I., following the natural or the nature and laws of the paragraph are isolated paragraph, its structure and fu cussed: and finally, considerable space is de paragraphs, that is, those which are combi Part II. is a chapter on the theory of th tended for teachers and advanced students will be found copious materials for class selected paragraphs, suggestions to teacher 1 The hints and suggestions given on the followin face. tten from beginning to end, en completed is not too long cicise in the presence of the ishes a natural introduction character. When the time ys, the transition from the logue is made with facility. lo better than to quote the jects for compositions (about t helpful references of many kinds A general acknowledgment of assistance has been received wil the ingenious and workable me Appendix A 12 (pp. 119, 120), th Dr. A. F. Lange, Associate Pr University of California. we may say, Look to the Paraco itself, for, although a discourse ed to its nature, yet the confining avoids some of the worst faults of fully comprehends the method of he method of an entire work. — $178. nbody in a manual the ideas to utilize this convenient way house between the sena method of English compo• natural order of treatment, ragraph are presented; the re and function, are disspace is devoted to related are combined into essays. eory of the paragraph ined students. In Part III. Is for class-room work, to teachers, lists of sub 1 11 it is PREFACE TO THE T IN completion of the general deference to the wishes of man PARAGRAPH-WRITING as an elem have added to this revision, as the Rhetoric of the Paragraph, applications of the paragraph-id the constituent parts of the sente especial notice. The new materi in the form of principles and illus theory as the student of elementa and apply in order to improve th in unity, clearness, and force. Each of these three essential requisite of the paragraph as a to the sentence and to the lesse within the sentence. Principles the choice of sentence-forms, th phrases, and the minutiae of co reason and explanation in the ne larger and determining unit. The study of Elegance, or Be beauty of unified thought and the beauty o Through long practice of these excellence at a later stage of their study, to safe a beauty as a definite rhetorical principle reach that stage, attempts to teach them 1 too likely to result in 'fine writing,' exh taste, and the misconception that rhetor departments, deals largely in adornment an Figures of speech are referred to only misuse hinders the attainment of unity, cle Questions of word-usage are left to be an ence to the dictionary. Appendix H is not an exercise in the c English. The groups of quotations given a the accompanying theory, to furnish sufficie which to deduce the principles that followe appendix may properly be introduced as su in connection with the chapter that closes o References to Appendix H have been inser G 5 for the convenience of the student in 1 recting errors that are marked in his paragra In other respects, also, the book has been edition; but the changes in the text, whil too minute to deserve mention in detail. F corrections and improvements the authors teachers who are using the work in their cla and to all others who have been so kind gestions, the authors wish to make here a g edgment. the beauty of clear statement. se excellences they may come, -y, to safe and sound ideas of al principle; but until they teach them Elegance are only writing,' exhibitions of crude that rhetoric, in one of its dornment and sentimentality. rred to only so far as their of unity, clearness, and force. eft to be answered by refer ise in the correction of bad ions given are intended, with nish sufficient material from group. chat follow each duced as supplementary text hat closes on page 47. e been inserted in Appendix student in revising and corhis paragraphs and essays. ok has been revised for this text, while numerous, are detail. For most of these he authors are indebted to in their classes. To these, en so kind as to offer sugke here a general acknowl TABLE OF CO (d) Application of these Laws in Cho THE ISOLATED PARAGRAPH... 1. Paragraph Subject.. (a) Where placed (1) First.... (2) First and Last (b) Subject Implied 2. Means of Developing. 3 (d) Explanation and Illustration. (e) Particulars and Details...... (f) Proofs.. (g) Enforcement.. (h) Introduction and Transition Effect on Sentence Structure. (c) Repetition (d) Subordination.. (e) Punctuation |