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Page 257
... sentences . The periodic sentence favors the imagination , but the loose sentence is required to bring relief to the memory . The economy of memory requires that each idea be placed as near as possible to the one to which it belongs ...
... sentences . The periodic sentence favors the imagination , but the loose sentence is required to bring relief to the memory . The economy of memory requires that each idea be placed as near as possible to the one to which it belongs ...
Page 259
... sentence continues , it first limits the number to " a few , ” requiring any ... periodic , growing out of the . requirements of each , stand in reverse ... sentence . Each form has its advantage and its disadvantage . The loose sentence ...
... sentence continues , it first limits the number to " a few , ” requiring any ... periodic , growing out of the . requirements of each , stand in reverse ... sentence . Each form has its advantage and its disadvantage . The loose sentence ...
Page 262
... sentence by which the central idea is kept obvious while the elements of the thought are being presented one by one . Either the loose or the periodic sentence may have this quality , but the periodic sentence is the more conducive to ...
... sentence by which the central idea is kept obvious while the elements of the thought are being presented one by one . Either the loose or the periodic sentence may have this quality , but the periodic sentence is the more conducive to ...
Page 272
... periodic structure of the sentence . This , as already noted , reverses the ordi- nary arrangement , and so fulfills the law of emphasis . In this the leading idea is kept back till the close ; thus stimulating the mind by anticipation ...
... periodic structure of the sentence . This , as already noted , reverses the ordi- nary arrangement , and so fulfills the law of emphasis . In this the leading idea is kept back till the close ; thus stimulating the mind by anticipation ...
Page 273
... sentence , but the entire discourse may have the periodic structure . In this , as in the sentence , the point to be brought out is suspended till the close , thus exciting expectation and compelling attention . throughout . The ...
... sentence , but the entire discourse may have the periodic structure . In this , as in the sentence , the point to be brought out is suspended till the close , thus exciting expectation and compelling attention . throughout . The ...
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