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... 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 inform the in- tellect , to communicate ...
... 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 inform the in- tellect , to communicate ...
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... give a knowledge of the state or of society as they at present exist ; or he may strive to give such knowledge and arouse such sentiments as will prompt to effort to make them what they should be . A writer may desire to give a ...
... give a knowledge of the state or of society as they at present exist ; or he may strive to give such knowledge and arouse such sentiments as will prompt to effort to make them what they should be . A writer may desire to give a ...
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... give a clear notion of it ; second , to persuade some one to buy it or to improve it ; third , to awaken the feeling of beauty . To each of the three ends , how should a steam - engine be presented ? forest trees ? charity ? the school ...
... give a clear notion of it ; second , to persuade some one to buy it or to improve it ; third , to awaken the feeling of beauty . To each of the three ends , how should a steam - engine be presented ? forest trees ? charity ? the school ...
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... give instruction , the battle of Gettysburg should be organized in one way ; to arouse poetic emotions , it must be organized differently , and still differently to move the will . And each of these must be changed in a marked degree in ...
... give instruction , the battle of Gettysburg should be organized in one way ; to arouse poetic emotions , it must be organized differently , and still differently to move the will . And each of these must be changed in a marked degree in ...
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... give original con- struction to the theme by the initiative force of his own life . Unless the theme be thoroughly ... gives symmetry and organic beauty to the whole . Here again it appears that the primary condition of effective ...
... give original con- struction to the theme by the initiative force of his own life . Unless the theme be thoroughly ... gives symmetry and organic beauty to the whole . Here again it appears that the primary condition of effective ...
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