Composition and punctuation familiarly explainedVirtue Bros. & Company, 1865 - 122 pages |
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... suppose that you write anything that could be safely omitted . The following is a sample of this parenthetical writing : - I received yours of the 25th ult . ( tho ' I must observe it did not come to hand , as you supposed until the 6th ...
... suppose that you write anything that could be safely omitted . The following is a sample of this parenthetical writing : - I received yours of the 25th ult . ( tho ' I must observe it did not come to hand , as you supposed until the 6th ...
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... Suppose we exercise this privilege with the example before us , and begin with the exception , see how the matter stands : - : - ( Except my watch ) I give all I have to Alexander . Here is a fair dissection of this parenthesis , for ...
... Suppose we exercise this privilege with the example before us , and begin with the exception , see how the matter stands : - : - ( Except my watch ) I give all I have to Alexander . Here is a fair dissection of this parenthesis , for ...
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... this sentence . The first and last dashes show us that Statius went , & c . , and all the inter- mediate part is a monstrous suspension , to be read , I suppose , in an abated tone of voice , as the spelling IN COMPOSITION . 5 10.
... this sentence . The first and last dashes show us that Statius went , & c . , and all the inter- mediate part is a monstrous suspension , to be read , I suppose , in an abated tone of voice , as the spelling IN COMPOSITION . 5 10.
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... Suppose that you have occasion to write , " I intend to go to the country next week , but I shall take care to execute your commands first . Some of them are , no doubt , trouble- some , but , with John's assistance , I am sure of their ...
... Suppose that you have occasion to write , " I intend to go to the country next week , but I shall take care to execute your commands first . Some of them are , no doubt , trouble- some , but , with John's assistance , I am sure of their ...
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Justin Brenan. nature cut up , as you will say , unmercifully . Suppose that you have to state an accident of a man being ridden over , you will find yourself so embarrassed by the horse , the rider , and the sufferer , that after you ...
Justin Brenan. nature cut up , as you will say , unmercifully . Suppose that you have to state an accident of a man being ridden over , you will find yourself so embarrassed by the horse , the rider , and the sufferer , that after you ...
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