The Writer's Handbook, a Guide to the Art of Composition, Embracing a General Treatise on Composition and Style: Instruction in English Composition, with Exercises for Paraphrasing; and an Elaborate Letter-writer's Vademecum, in which are Numerous Rules and Suggestions Relating to the Epistolary Art, Volumes 1-3 |
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... perspicuity and ornament , therefore , comprehend all the qualities of a good style . Perspi- cuity demands our chief care ; for , without this quality , the richest ornaments of language only glimmer through the dark , and puzzle ...
... perspicuity and ornament , therefore , comprehend all the qualities of a good style . Perspi- cuity demands our chief care ; for , without this quality , the richest ornaments of language only glimmer through the dark , and puzzle ...
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... perspicuity of style , it will be proper , in the first place , to direct our attention to single words and phrases , and afterwards to the construction of sentences . Perspicuity , considered with respect to words and phrases ...
... perspicuity of style , it will be proper , in the first place , to direct our attention to single words and phrases , and afterwards to the construction of sentences . Perspicuity , considered with respect to words and phrases ...
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... perspicuous and sublime . In proportion as either of these two qua- lities are wanting , the language is imperfect . - Addison , Spectator . Neither of them are remarkable for precision . -Blair's Lectures . We should reckon every ...
... perspicuous and sublime . In proportion as either of these two qua- lities are wanting , the language is imperfect . - Addison , Spectator . Neither of them are remarkable for precision . -Blair's Lectures . We should reckon every ...
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... perspicuous style , is precision . This implies the re- trenching of all superfluity of expression . A precise style exhibits an exact copy of the writer's ideas . To write with precision , though this be properly a quality of style ...
... perspicuous style , is precision . This implies the re- trenching of all superfluity of expression . A precise style exhibits an exact copy of the writer's ideas . To write with precision , though this be properly a quality of style ...
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... perspicuity . This should never be sacrificed to any other beauty . The least degree of ambiguity ought to be avoided with the greatest care : it is a fault almost sufficient to counterbalance every beauty which an author may happen to ...
... perspicuity . This should never be sacrificed to any other beauty . The least degree of ambiguity ought to be avoided with the greatest care : it is a fault almost sufficient to counterbalance every beauty which an author may happen to ...
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