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Page 25
... reason the pronoun I should be used warily and sparingly . It is bad taste for a speaker to play a part in illustrative incidents and stories , when his own personality is not essential to the illustration . He should not state , for ...
... reason the pronoun I should be used warily and sparingly . It is bad taste for a speaker to play a part in illustrative incidents and stories , when his own personality is not essential to the illustration . He should not state , for ...
Page 26
... reason to their prejudice against the genuine because of the counterfeit elegance . " 1 A natural style cannot be produced without an ab- sorbing interest in the aim of the discourse . Pretense will unconsciously leave its mark in some ...
... reason to their prejudice against the genuine because of the counterfeit elegance . " 1 A natural style cannot be produced without an ab- sorbing interest in the aim of the discourse . Pretense will unconsciously leave its mark in some ...
Page 54
... reason . The police force of a city is an individual police force , because the parts work together to keep order , as do the parts of one policeman . The reasons given for calling Jupiter an individual apply equally well to the solar ...
... reason . The police force of a city is an individual police force , because the parts work together to keep order , as do the parts of one policeman . The reasons given for calling Jupiter an individual apply equally well to the solar ...
Page 72
... reason attributes of action must be employed in description . The river flows , the bird sings , the mind thinks ; this is their nature . A man's character is always described by giving his actions . While the actions are fleeting ...
... reason attributes of action must be employed in description . The river flows , the bird sings , the mind thinks ; this is their nature . A man's character is always described by giving his actions . While the actions are fleeting ...
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... reason for presenting the attributes and parts in the order as outlined should be given . The parts are not presented in a strictly logical order , for the retina and not the sclerotic coat is the functional center of the eye . And that ...
... reason for presenting the attributes and parts in the order as outlined should be given . The parts are not presented in a strictly logical order , for the retina and not the sclerotic coat is the functional center of the eye . And that ...
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