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Page v
... give the quotations in their original form ; ( 2. ) to add , wherever possible , an accurate reference to the author and work from which the quotation is taken . That the attempt has proved far from being universally suc- cessful will ...
... give the quotations in their original form ; ( 2. ) to add , wherever possible , an accurate reference to the author and work from which the quotation is taken . That the attempt has proved far from being universally suc- cessful will ...
Page vii
... give his author's own words , and give them in their proper order . He must be observant of number and gender , mood and tense . If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not ...
... give his author's own words , and give them in their proper order . He must be observant of number and gender , mood and tense . If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not ...
Page ix
... give a finer turn to a thought than the latter , and , by couching it in few words and harmonious numbers , make it more portable to the memory . " " 1 The book , as will be seen by reference to the title - page , is somewhat of an ...
... give a finer turn to a thought than the latter , and , by couching it in few words and harmonious numbers , make it more portable to the memory . " " 1 The book , as will be seen by reference to the title - page , is somewhat of an ...
Page x
... give to a speech of even moderate excellence , a tone and a dignity that goes far to lift it to the level of the great speeches of a former generation . It has the old ring about it . Nor is this all . The quotation not only adorns but ...
... give to a speech of even moderate excellence , a tone and a dignity that goes far to lift it to the level of the great speeches of a former generation . It has the old ring about it . Nor is this all . The quotation not only adorns but ...
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... give him such a dressing , such a hiding , that he'll remember me as long as he lives . 69. Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est .. ( L. ) Virg . G. 2 , 272. - So important is it to grow inured to anything in early youth . The value ...
... give him such a dressing , such a hiding , that he'll remember me as long as he lives . 69. Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est .. ( L. ) Virg . G. 2 , 272. - So important is it to grow inured to anything in early youth . The value ...
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