The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those who Would Speak and Write with ProprietyD. Appleton, 1881 - 220 sayfa |
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... may be known by his manner of expressing himself . - SWIFT . REESE LIBRARY OF THE NIVERSITY CALIFORNIA NEW YORK : D. APPLETON AND COMPANY , I , 3 , AND 5 BOND STREET . 1882 . COPYRIGHT BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY , 1881 . 19905 THE ...
... may be known by his manner of expressing himself . - SWIFT . REESE LIBRARY OF THE NIVERSITY CALIFORNIA NEW YORK : D. APPLETON AND COMPANY , I , 3 , AND 5 BOND STREET . 1882 . COPYRIGHT BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY , 1881 . 19905 THE ...
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... manners reign ; Though poor , luxurious ; though submissive , vain ; Though grave , yet trifling ; zealous , yet untrue ; And e'en in penance planning sins anew . ” The following is an excellent example of personification and antithesis ...
... manners reign ; Though poor , luxurious ; though submissive , vain ; Though grave , yet trifling ; zealous , yet untrue ; And e'en in penance planning sins anew . ” The following is an excellent example of personification and antithesis ...
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... " Words : Their Use and Abuse . " " Its use , in any manner , by one who professes to write and speak the English tongue with purity , is unpardonable . " 1 Professor Mathews seems to have a special dislike for THE VERBALIST . 17.
... " Words : Their Use and Abuse . " " Its use , in any manner , by one who professes to write and speak the English tongue with purity , is unpardonable . " 1 Professor Mathews seems to have a special dislike for THE VERBALIST . 17.
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... manner and phraseology [ and of tone of voice ] as a token to each other [ one another ] ! They improve this and that text , and they must do so and so in a prayerful way ; and so on . " Capacity . See ABILITY . Caption . This word is ...
... manner and phraseology [ and of tone of voice ] as a token to each other [ one another ] ! They improve this and that text , and they must do so and so in a prayerful way ; and so on . " Capacity . See ABILITY . Caption . This word is ...
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... manner peculiar to themselves . They say , for example , " commenced merchant , " " " commenced actor , ' 99 66 commenced politician , " and so on . Dr. Hall tells us that commence has been employed in the sense of " begin to be ...
... manner peculiar to themselves . They say , for example , " commenced merchant , " " " commenced actor , ' 99 66 commenced politician , " and so on . Dr. Hall tells us that commence has been employed in the sense of " begin to be ...
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