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The former treatment was dominated by a pedagogical motive , which , for the
present purpose , required so complete a rewriting that this work can scarcely be
called a revision of the former . The spirit of scientific coördination , however ...
The former treatment was dominated by a pedagogical motive , which , for the
present purpose , required so complete a rewriting that this work can scarcely be
called a revision of the former . The spirit of scientific coördination , however ...
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171 - 171 QUALITIES REQUIRED BY THE LAW - . 174 Clearness - - - - - - - - 177
Energy - - - - - - - - 179 Elegance - - - - - . - - 182 CONDITIONS FOR SECURING
THE QUALITIES - - 185 Conditions for Securing Clearness - - - - 185 Conditions ...
171 - 171 QUALITIES REQUIRED BY THE LAW - . 174 Clearness - - - - - - - - 177
Energy - - - - - - - - 179 Elegance - - - - - . - - 182 CONDITIONS FOR SECURING
THE QUALITIES - - 185 Conditions for Securing Clearness - - - - 185 Conditions ...
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Man may and should write correctly by habit and reflex action ; but none but the
inspired artist can give the happy stroke ; and to apply the rhetorical test requires
insight and reflection . Can we not thus account for the excessive amount of time
...
Man may and should write correctly by habit and reflex action ; but none but the
inspired artist can give the happy stroke ; and to apply the rhetorical test requires
insight and reflection . Can we not thus account for the excessive amount of time
...
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Hence effectiveness , announced at the outset as the ultimate law of discourse ,
when properly limited becomes an efficiency which includes the end , and as the
law now stands it requires that discourse be an efficient means to a worthy end .
Hence effectiveness , announced at the outset as the ultimate law of discourse ,
when properly limited becomes an efficiency which includes the end , and as the
law now stands it requires that discourse be an efficient means to a worthy end .
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Milton said that for him to write an epic poem required that he make his life an
epic poem . Not out of rhetorical maxims but out of the heart the mouth speaketh .
The student must , therefore , not come to the task of seeking skill in discourse
with ...
Milton said that for him to write an epic poem required that he make his life an
epic poem . Not out of rhetorical maxims but out of the heart the mouth speaketh .
The student must , therefore , not come to the task of seeking skill in discourse
with ...
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