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Page 28
... words together into sentences , and sentences together into paragraphs , and paragraphs together into discourse . The impelling idea creates and determines the elements and forms needed for its realization in the mind of the reader or ...
... words together into sentences , and sentences together into paragraphs , and paragraphs together into discourse . The impelling idea creates and determines the elements and forms needed for its realization in the mind of the reader or ...
Page 68
... is not merely brevity in language , which comes from substituting a known object for words ; it econo- mizes the thought processes . Without requiring the mind to trace the action of a valve in the 68 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
... is not merely brevity in language , which comes from substituting a known object for words ; it econo- mizes the thought processes . Without requiring the mind to trace the action of a valve in the 68 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
Page 75
... words descriptive of spiritual objects origi- nally signified physical attributes . Those that seem now to be applied literally , as calm , candid , pure , sincere , bright , dull , etc. , have simply lost their physi- cal analogy by ...
... words descriptive of spiritual objects origi- nally signified physical attributes . Those that seem now to be applied literally , as calm , candid , pure , sincere , bright , dull , etc. , have simply lost their physi- cal analogy by ...
Page 87
... word " stronghold , " as if a defence against an enemy . This word is the key - note to the selection . 1. Attributes of the whole , adapting to the purpose . a . Spatial relations . ( 1 ) Position on bank of the Hudson . ( Rela- tion ...
... word " stronghold , " as if a defence against an enemy . This word is the key - note to the selection . 1. Attributes of the whole , adapting to the purpose . a . Spatial relations . ( 1 ) Position on bank of the Hudson . ( Rela- tion ...
Page 93
... was observed in description that words succeed each other in time , while the attributes and parts of the object coexist ; and that language is not so well adapted fixed object . as painting or sculpture to present the NARRATION · •
... was observed in description that words succeed each other in time , while the attributes and parts of the object coexist ; and that language is not so well adapted fixed object . as painting or sculpture to present the NARRATION · •
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