A Manual of English Composition. With Copious Illustrations and Practical Exercises |
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... death , or a marriage . Or it may be the subtlest thought or fancy - elaborated with the utmost nicety , or bathed in the warm hues of feeling and imagination . Literary works are usually classified according to the nature of the Matter ...
... death , or a marriage . Or it may be the subtlest thought or fancy - elaborated with the utmost nicety , or bathed in the warm hues of feeling and imagination . Literary works are usually classified according to the nature of the Matter ...
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... . Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us ; but simplicity and straightforwardness are . " ( Plea for the Queen's English . ) What happened ? Where ? When ? 6 . Death 4 ENGLISH COMPOSITION . Repetition of Nouns and ...
... . Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us ; but simplicity and straightforwardness are . " ( Plea for the Queen's English . ) What happened ? Where ? When ? 6 . Death 4 ENGLISH COMPOSITION . Repetition of Nouns and ...
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Theophilus Dwight Hall. What happened ? Where ? When ? 6 . Death of Napo- St. Helena 1821 How or by what cause ? Natural causes leon I. 7 . Death of Cæsar Rome B.C. 44 Conspiracy 8 . Hegira Месса 622 9 . Landing of Kent B.C. 55 Cæsar 10 ...
Theophilus Dwight Hall. What happened ? Where ? When ? 6 . Death of Napo- St. Helena 1821 How or by what cause ? Natural causes leon I. 7 . Death of Cæsar Rome B.C. 44 Conspiracy 8 . Hegira Месса 622 9 . Landing of Kent B.C. 55 Cæsar 10 ...
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... death . 2. The general's jurisdiction was not confined by any forms of trial . 3. It was not confined by rules of proceeding . 4. The execution of the sentence was immediate . 5. The execution of the sentence was without appeal . G. 1 ...
... death . 2. The general's jurisdiction was not confined by any forms of trial . 3. It was not confined by rules of proceeding . 4. The execution of the sentence was immediate . 5. The execution of the sentence was without appeal . G. 1 ...
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... death . • Points of story : EXERCISE 45 . TRAVELLER AND OYSTERS . - 1. Scene : Inn parlour - night inclement — traveller arrives and finds all seats at fire occupied . 2. Traveller's stratagem : orders his horse a feed of oysters . 3 ...
... death . • Points of story : EXERCISE 45 . TRAVELLER AND OYSTERS . - 1. Scene : Inn parlour - night inclement — traveller arrives and finds all seats at fire occupied . 2. Traveller's stratagem : orders his horse a feed of oysters . 3 ...
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