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He strikes the key - note , and expects his hearer to make out the melody . We often hear of the magical influence of poetry . The expression in general means nothing ; but , applied to the writings of Milton , it is most appropriate .
He strikes the key - note , and expects his hearer to make out the melody . We often hear of the magical influence of poetry . The expression in general means nothing ; but , applied to the writings of Milton , it is most appropriate .
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We doubt whether it would be possible to find , in all the many volumes of his compositions , a single expression indicating that dissimulation and treachery had ever struck him as discreditable . After this it may seem ridiculous to ...
We doubt whether it would be possible to find , in all the many volumes of his compositions , a single expression indicating that dissimulation and treachery had ever struck him as discreditable . After this it may seem ridiculous to ...
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Obscurity of expression gene- rally springs from confusion of ideas ; and the same wish to dazzle , at any cost , which produces affectation in the manner of a writer , is likely to produce sophistry in his reasonings .
Obscurity of expression gene- rally springs from confusion of ideas ; and the same wish to dazzle , at any cost , which produces affectation in the manner of a writer , is likely to produce sophistry in his reasonings .
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Every trick of expression , from the mysterious conciseness of an oracle to the flippancy of a Parisian coxcomb , is em- ployed to disguise the fallacy of some positions , and the triteness of others . Absurdities are brightened into ...
Every trick of expression , from the mysterious conciseness of an oracle to the flippancy of a Parisian coxcomb , is em- ployed to disguise the fallacy of some positions , and the triteness of others . Absurdities are brightened into ...
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If we were attempting to draw elaborate characters of them , we should scarcely be able to point out any strong distinction ; yet we approach them with feelings altogether dissimilar . We cannot conceive of them as using the expressions ...
If we were attempting to draw elaborate characters of them , we should scarcely be able to point out any strong distinction ; yet we approach them with feelings altogether dissimilar . We cannot conceive of them as using the expressions ...
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