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Page 17
English is to a great extent a composite of these two elements , and the degree to
which one or the other predominates in a writer will have a very important effect
upon his style . There is a terse strength gained by a preference for the Saxon ...
English is to a great extent a composite of these two elements , and the degree to
which one or the other predominates in a writer will have a very important effect
upon his style . There is a terse strength gained by a preference for the Saxon ...
Page 18
Words are combined in sentences ; and the next point in style to be considered
will be sentence structure . Here there is even more room for difference , within
the limits of good grammar , than in the selection of words . The sentences may
be ...
Words are combined in sentences ; and the next point in style to be considered
will be sentence structure . Here there is even more room for difference , within
the limits of good grammar , than in the selection of words . The sentences may
be ...
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But legitimate effects in style are produced by both ; and the wise writer will not
be limited to either . So sentences may be periodic ; that is , so Periodic or Loose
, constructed that the meaning is held completely in suspense until the end .
But legitimate effects in style are produced by both ; and the wise writer will not
be limited to either . So sentences may be periodic ; that is , so Periodic or Loose
, constructed that the meaning is held completely in suspense until the end .
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A Text-book for Academies and High Schools Charles Noble. Balanced . I may to
employ both . Some authors are , however , prevailingly periodic in their style ;
others prevailingly loose ; and important effects may depend upon this difference
.
A Text-book for Academies and High Schools Charles Noble. Balanced . I may to
employ both . Some authors are , however , prevailingly periodic in their style ;
others prevailingly loose ; and important effects may depend upon this difference
.
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... makes an impression of a broken , disconnected style which is to many minds
even more wearisome . The principles of paragraph structure are almost identical
with those that govern the sentence ; the difference being mainly one of scale .
... makes an impression of a broken , disconnected style which is to many minds
even more wearisome . The principles of paragraph structure are almost identical
with those that govern the sentence ; the difference being mainly one of scale .
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Page 229 - The Holy Supper is kept, indeed, In whatso we share with another's need; Not what we give, but what we share, ! For the gift without the giver is bare; Who gives himself with his alms feeds three, Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.
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| Title | Studies in American Literature: A Text-book for Academies and High Schools |
| Author | Charles Noble |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1898 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2007 |
| Length | 386 pages |
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