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... kind of subject- matter which is adapted to exposition . The first of these classes may therefore be called narrative subject - matter , and the second expository . Narrative subject - matter consists chiefly of facts and occur- rences ...
... kind of subject- matter which is adapted to exposition . The first of these classes may therefore be called narrative subject - matter , and the second expository . Narrative subject - matter consists chiefly of facts and occur- rences ...
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... kind of order of thought is called scenic . This arises where the order is of such a nature that isolated scenes or detached thoughts have the utmost effect . It is used chiefly , if not exclusively , in narrative . The only case where ...
... kind of order of thought is called scenic . This arises where the order is of such a nature that isolated scenes or detached thoughts have the utmost effect . It is used chiefly , if not exclusively , in narrative . The only case where ...
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... kind of argument enters more largely than any other into the inferences which are drawn from the facts of common life . The savage trains his senses to observe all the signs of nature , and draws conclusions from them which enable him ...
... kind of argument enters more largely than any other into the inferences which are drawn from the facts of common life . The savage trains his senses to observe all the signs of nature , and draws conclusions from them which enable him ...
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PERSPICUITY IN WORDS SIMPLICITY 17 | xix |
PERSPICUITY IN WORDS CONTINUED PRECISION | 27 |
PERSPICUITY IN Words Continued Purity | 41 |
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