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... present work may be regarded as a Supplement . In the exercises for original composition some use has been made of passages in verse , the sense of which is to be expressed in prose . But no poetical passage has been introduced the ...
... present work may be regarded as a Supplement . In the exercises for original composition some use has been made of passages in verse , the sense of which is to be expressed in prose . But no poetical passage has been introduced the ...
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... present form . The exercises on Part V. are designed for more advanced pupils only . Although the writer has spared no labour in the preparation of this work , he does not expect that it will be found free from imperfections ; and will ...
... present form . The exercises on Part V. are designed for more advanced pupils only . Although the writer has spared no labour in the preparation of this work , he does not expect that it will be found free from imperfections ; and will ...
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... present purpose the distinction may suffice which satisfied M. Jourdain : " Tout ce qui n'est point prose est vers , et tout ce qui n'est point vers est prose . " The student must however beware of confounding Verse with Poetry . B 6 ...
... present purpose the distinction may suffice which satisfied M. Jourdain : " Tout ce qui n'est point prose est vers , et tout ce qui n'est point vers est prose . " The student must however beware of confounding Verse with Poetry . B 6 ...
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... present work is intended as a guide in the writing of English Prose . The aim is to assist the student to write clearly and correctly - without vulgarity and with- out affectation . The higher charms and graces of style which ...
... present work is intended as a guide in the writing of English Prose . The aim is to assist the student to write clearly and correctly - without vulgarity and with- out affectation . The higher charms and graces of style which ...
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... to ' Lyrical Ballads . ' See Works , vol . vi . p . 322 . for the present all thought of ornament or elegance , B 2 ( 3 ) -SENTENCES Subject and Predicate Simple Sentences Repetition of Article or Preposition before Nouns.
... to ' Lyrical Ballads . ' See Works , vol . vi . p . 322 . for the present all thought of ornament or elegance , B 2 ( 3 ) -SENTENCES Subject and Predicate Simple Sentences Repetition of Article or Preposition before Nouns.
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