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... words , " taken from the " first row of the rubric ; " - words with the greatest number of 10 syllables , or Latin phrases with merely English terminations . If a fine style depended on this sort of arbitrary pretension , it would be ...
... words , " taken from the " first row of the rubric ; " - words with the greatest number of 10 syllables , or Latin phrases with merely English terminations . If a fine style depended on this sort of arbitrary pretension , it would be ...
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... words but one single one ( the term impersonal ap- plied to feelings ) and that was in an abstruse metaphysical discussion to express a very difficult distinction . I have been ( I know ) loudly accused of revelling in vulgarisms 10 in ...
... words but one single one ( the term impersonal ap- plied to feelings ) and that was in an abstruse metaphysical discussion to express a very difficult distinction . I have been ( I know ) loudly accused of revelling in vulgarisms 10 in ...
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... Words , words , 20 words . " - " What is the matter ? " - " Nothing , " it might be answered . The florid style is the reverse of the familiar . The last is employed as an unvarnished medium to convey ideas ; the first is resorted to as ...
... Words , words , 20 words . " - " What is the matter ? " - " Nothing , " it might be answered . The florid style is the reverse of the familiar . The last is employed as an unvarnished medium to convey ideas ; the first is resorted to as ...
Common terms and phrases
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