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... idea which he entertains to be entertained by others . The following lines stand between the heart- break which Tennyson held in mind and the heart- break which he desired to produce in the reader : " And the stately ships go on To ...
... idea which he entertains to be entertained by others . The following lines stand between the heart- break which Tennyson held in mind and the heart- break which he desired to produce in the reader : " And the stately ships go on To ...
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... idea which disturbs him into utterance . The urgency of the idea the end , the effect , the purpose - must be the informing power which orders and organizes every element of thought , and gives harmony and color to every feature of ...
... idea which disturbs him into utterance . The urgency of the idea the end , the effect , the purpose - must be the informing power which orders and organizes every element of thought , and gives harmony and color to every feature of ...
Page 32
... idea , sentiment , or conviction moving him to speech . If he does not settle this important matter at the outset he may be forced to learn as he proceeds that his " silvery lining " is only a thin film after all ; and that his Italy ...
... idea , sentiment , or conviction moving him to speech . If he does not settle this important matter at the outset he may be forced to learn as he proceeds that his " silvery lining " is only a thin film after all ; and that his Italy ...
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... idea of addressing the mind ; and gives rise to the three great classes of discourse , Prose , or didactic discourse ; Oratory , or persuasive discourse ; Poetry , or literary discourse . - Prose , or didactic discourse , seeks to ...
... idea of addressing the mind ; and gives rise to the three great classes of discourse , Prose , or didactic discourse ; Oratory , or persuasive discourse ; Poetry , or literary discourse . - Prose , or didactic discourse , seeks to ...
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... idea which the mind itself sets up . While prose seeks to give a knowledge of things as they are , oratory strives , through influencing the will , to make things what they ought to be . For instance , the composer may seek to give a ...
... idea which the mind itself sets up . While prose seeks to give a knowledge of things as they are , oratory strives , through influencing the will , to make things what they ought to be . For instance , the composer may seek to give a ...
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