Elements of English Composition: Grammatical, Rhetorical, Logical, and Practical (1868) |
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... figure , as the proper ut- terance or tone of voice is required to make it fully understood , and to give it a sting ; 6. g . , Job , xii . 2 , " No doubt but ye are the people , and wisdom shall die with you ! " This figure is ...
... figure , as the proper ut- terance or tone of voice is required to make it fully understood , and to give it a sting ; 6. g . , Job , xii . 2 , " No doubt but ye are the people , and wisdom shall die with you ! " This figure is ...
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... figure in argu- ment . Thus : " I allow that nobody was more nearly related to the deceased than you ; I grant that he was under some obligation to you ; nay , that you have always been in friendly correspondence with each other ; but ...
... figure in argu- ment . Thus : " I allow that nobody was more nearly related to the deceased than you ; I grant that he was under some obligation to you ; nay , that you have always been in friendly correspondence with each other ; but ...
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... figure In- crease ( Incrementum ) ; and , under certain circumstances , Climax , Gradation ( or Anabasis ) . The figures opposite to these are called Decrease ( Decrementum ) , Anti - climax ( Katabasis , -Bathos ) , or Descent ...
... figure In- crease ( Incrementum ) ; and , under certain circumstances , Climax , Gradation ( or Anabasis ) . The figures opposite to these are called Decrease ( Decrementum ) , Anti - climax ( Katabasis , -Bathos ) , or Descent ...
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LESSON | 15 |
Additional examples for the use of capital letters c 12 | 15 |
Nouns Their gender | 23 |
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able action adjective adverb answer applied avoid beautiful become called cause character clause clear common complete composition connected considered consists construction contains Correct denote dependent desire effect employed English example EXERCISES expression father figure former give given hand happy head idea illustrated important John kind language learned less LESSON letter live Lord manner meaning mind nature never noun object observed omitted participle particular past period person phrase pleasure plural possessive preposition present principal pronoun proper properly qualities reason reference relation require rhetorical RULE sense sentence separated singular sometimes sound speak stand style Supply syllable taken thing thou thought tion truth turn verb verse whole words writing