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Page 142
... give to each ? The answers to these and other questions will depend fundamentally upon the kind of effect we hope to create . THREE KINDS OF COMPOSITION If we are writing primarily to give information , we shall be as exact as possible ...
... give to each ? The answers to these and other questions will depend fundamentally upon the kind of effect we hope to create . THREE KINDS OF COMPOSITION If we are writing primarily to give information , we shall be as exact as possible ...
Page 154
... give us a solemn treatise on child care , full of important and sound advice . But , again , he may wish to humanize ... gives the impression that he is talking in an offhand way , but we know , of course , that even the most casual ...
... give us a solemn treatise on child care , full of important and sound advice . But , again , he may wish to humanize ... gives the impression that he is talking in an offhand way , but we know , of course , that even the most casual ...
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... give us a picture and not a map . Then , too , the emphasis in the chapter is on the story of Thomasin's return and not upon a description of this part of Egdon Heath . Fundamental Image Words , coming as they do one at a time , are ...
... give us a picture and not a map . Then , too , the emphasis in the chapter is on the story of Thomasin's return and not upon a description of this part of Egdon Heath . Fundamental Image Words , coming as they do one at a time , are ...
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