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... desire to put another mind in a certain condition ; then he orders his thoughts to that end ; after which he clothes them in language . This order cannot be reversed . Of course the impulse to produce the change is not dropped to work ...
... desire to put another mind in a certain condition ; then he orders his thoughts to that end ; after which he clothes them in language . This order cannot be reversed . Of course the impulse to produce the change is not dropped to work ...
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... desires the idea which he entertains to be entertained by others . The following lines stand between the heart- break which Tennyson held in mind and the heart- break which he desired to produce in the reader : " And the stately ships ...
... desires the idea which he entertains to be entertained by others . The following lines stand between the heart- break which Tennyson held in mind and the heart- break which he desired to produce in the reader : " And the stately ships ...
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... good of that mind be the sole impulse to the utterance . The motive must be un- alloyed with any feeling of self ; as when one is moved to speak by a desire to appear before an 24 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE . A Sincere Purpose.
... good of that mind be the sole impulse to the utterance . The motive must be un- alloyed with any feeling of self ; as when one is moved to speak by a desire to appear before an 24 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE . A Sincere Purpose.
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Arnold Tompkins. moved to speak by a desire to appear before an audience , to display learning and power of language , to excel another speaker , or to call forth popular applause . The assumption is , from the very nature of discourse ...
Arnold Tompkins. moved to speak by a desire to appear before an audience , to display learning and power of language , to excel another speaker , or to call forth popular applause . The assumption is , from the very nature of discourse ...
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... desire to find relations among objects ; or , still higher , he may have to address those who are able to search for the unity of all things , -the connection of things into a universe . That is , he may have to form popular discourse ...
... desire to find relations among objects ; or , still higher , he may have to address those who are able to search for the unity of all things , -the connection of things into a universe . That is , he may have to form popular discourse ...
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