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... OBJECT OF FERCEPTION Correctness Distinctness - 182 185 - 185 191 194 196 - 198 199 199 Brevity 200 Euphony - 202 Harmony Rhythm ยท 207 - 211 THE DIRECT RELATION OF LANGUAGE TO THOUGHT ASSOCIATION OF LANGUAGE FORM WITH IDEAS 221 222 ...
... OBJECT OF FERCEPTION Correctness Distinctness - 182 185 - 185 191 194 196 - 198 199 199 Brevity 200 Euphony - 202 Harmony Rhythm ยท 207 - 211 THE DIRECT RELATION OF LANGUAGE TO THOUGHT ASSOCIATION OF LANGUAGE FORM WITH IDEAS 221 222 ...
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... objects express thought , all do not exist for that purpose . The street car is the embodi- ment of thought and must express it ; but its work is to carry passengers . A house manifests the thought of the builder ; but its use is to ...
... objects express thought , all do not exist for that purpose . The street car is the embodi- ment of thought and must express it ; but its work is to carry passengers . A house manifests the thought of the builder ; but its use is to ...
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... object in the universe , words and sentences included , in the fact of expressing thought , or having meaning . It lifts itself out of the universe of objects , with the exception of a small group , by the fact of existing for the sole ...
... object in the universe , words and sentences included , in the fact of expressing thought , or having meaning . It lifts itself out of the universe of objects , with the exception of a small group , by the fact of existing for the sole ...
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... object he describes . This does not prevent a speaker or writer from presenting his own experience when that is the topic called for ; but the temptation to get into the foreground of the discussion must be silenced . It is a safe rule ...
... object he describes . This does not prevent a speaker or writer from presenting his own experience when that is the topic called for ; but the temptation to get into the foreground of the discussion must be silenced . It is a safe rule ...
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... object of the discourse should hold everything in control from beginning to end . What is known as natural eloquence arises from the speaker's being caught up by the inspiration , the power of an aim . An intense aim is creative ; the ...
... object of the discourse should hold everything in control from beginning to end . What is known as natural eloquence arises from the speaker's being caught up by the inspiration , the power of an aim . An intense aim is creative ; the ...
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