Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Volume 1 |
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Page 11
... clear- ness and correctness , would be preferable to every other . This style has indeed its value , and even its beauty ; and in books of mere science ought to be preferred to every other . I shall have in future to make some ...
... clear- ness and correctness , would be preferable to every other . This style has indeed its value , and even its beauty ; and in books of mere science ought to be preferred to every other . I shall have in future to make some ...
Page 17
... clear and distinct re- capitulation of little circumstances , which ren- / der the picture more vivid and complete , that poets and orators , and all who address the pas- sions of their hearers , establish an influence over their minds ...
... clear and distinct re- capitulation of little circumstances , which ren- / der the picture more vivid and complete , that poets and orators , and all who address the pas- sions of their hearers , establish an influence over their minds ...
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... clear azure spreads her sacred light ; " When not a breath disturbs the deep serene , " And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene , " Around her throne the vivid planets roll , " And stars unnumbered gild the glowing pole ; " O'er the ...
... clear azure spreads her sacred light ; " When not a breath disturbs the deep serene , " And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene , " Around her throne the vivid planets roll , " And stars unnumbered gild the glowing pole ; " O'er the ...
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... clearly depends on our ideas being clear , it can never be an ex- cuse to say to the world , we do not understand the subject of which we mean to treat . Per- spicuity will depend , in the first place , on the choice of words , and ...
... clearly depends on our ideas being clear , it can never be an ex- cuse to say to the world , we do not understand the subject of which we mean to treat . Per- spicuity will depend , in the first place , on the choice of words , and ...
Page 69
... ob- scured to the reader , though to the writer it may appear sufficiently clear . - e . g . " You ought to contemn all the wit in the world against you . " - GUARDIAN . In this sentence , it is remarked by a modern PERSPICUITY . 69.
... ob- scured to the reader , though to the writer it may appear sufficiently clear . - e . g . " You ought to contemn all the wit in the world against you . " - GUARDIAN . In this sentence , it is remarked by a modern PERSPICUITY . 69.
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