College Readings in English ProseFrank William Scott, Jacob Zeitlin |
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... object of his demand thoughts , he does not intend to ascribe to them dignity , con- secutiveness , or truth . Any idle fancy , trivial recollection , or flitting impression will satisfy his demand . Daydreaming , building of castles in ...
... object of his demand thoughts , he does not intend to ascribe to them dignity , con- secutiveness , or truth . Any idle fancy , trivial recollection , or flitting impression will satisfy his demand . Daydreaming , building of castles in ...
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... objects , such as the heavenly bodies , antipodes , the possibility of navigation . It prescribes to him actions in accordance with his conception of these objects . The consequences of a belief upon other beliefs and upon behavior may ...
... objects , such as the heavenly bodies , antipodes , the possibility of navigation . It prescribes to him actions in accordance with his conception of these objects . The consequences of a belief upon other beliefs and upon behavior may ...
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... object , such as the establishment and opera- tion of coöperative stores , factories , mines , and similar enter- prises . Socialism is not a voluntary association of a small number of individuals . Under it all society would be ...
... object , such as the establishment and opera- tion of coöperative stores , factories , mines , and similar enter- prises . Socialism is not a voluntary association of a small number of individuals . Under it all society would be ...
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... object to Dr. Johnson's style is that there is no discrimination , no selection , no variety in it . He uses none but " tall , opaque words , " taken from the " first row of the rubric , " — words with the greatest number of syllables ...
... object to Dr. Johnson's style is that there is no discrimination , no selection , no variety in it . He uses none but " tall , opaque words , " taken from the " first row of the rubric , " — words with the greatest number of syllables ...
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... object which it pursues as useful as the art of wealth or the art of health , though it is less susceptible of method , and less tangible , less certain , less complete in its result . C I. B. EXPLANATIONS OF MECHANISMS AND PROCESSES ON ...
... object which it pursues as useful as the art of wealth or the art of health , though it is less susceptible of method , and less tangible , less certain , less complete in its result . C I. B. EXPLANATIONS OF MECHANISMS AND PROCESSES ON ...
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