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Page 3
... reference to each other , but with reference to what each expresses . They are the true language units ; not because they refer back and forth to each other as whole and part , but because each expresses a unit of consciousness , a ...
... reference to each other , but with reference to what each expresses . They are the true language units ; not because they refer back and forth to each other as whole and part , but because each expresses a unit of consciousness , a ...
Page 25
... reference to himself , the discourse at once loses its power . For this 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 ...
... reference to himself , the discourse at once loses its power . For this 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 ...
Page 56
... reference to its producing idea ; for the word nature means that which is about to appear . The nature of man is the energy , the potency which persists in producing men as distinguished from other objects . The nature of an Indian is ...
... reference to its producing idea ; for the word nature means that which is about to appear . The nature of man is the energy , the potency which persists in producing men as distinguished from other objects . The nature of an Indian is ...
Page 77
... reference to the whole ; but if there is active coöperation , the attributes which adapt the part in the coöperation must be given . Thus parts , as wholes , are presented through attributes , but only by means of those attributes which ...
... reference to the whole ; but if there is active coöperation , the attributes which adapt the part in the coöperation must be given . Thus parts , as wholes , are presented through attributes , but only by means of those attributes which ...
Page 97
... reference to other events . An event in history may be accounted for by its rela- tion in time to preceding or succeeding events . In fact , it cannot be explained without this relation . The relations of preceding , succeeding , and ...
... reference to other events . An event in history may be accounted for by its rela- tion in time to preceding or succeeding events . In fact , it cannot be explained without this relation . The relations of preceding , succeeding , and ...
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