Text-book on English Literature ...Maynard, Merrill & Company, 1899 - 485 páginas |
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... thought that the study of what some one had said about literature or its authors was a study of literature itself excites our wonder now ; we wonder that as pupils we did not detect the usurp- er , and rise against him in indignant ...
... thought that the study of what some one had said about literature or its authors was a study of literature itself excites our wonder now ; we wonder that as pupils we did not detect the usurp- er , and rise against him in indignant ...
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... thought to the author himself ; it may present critical esti- mates of the leading writers , by those competent to make them , provided it requires the pupil to accept these judgments only as he finds them borne out by the passages ...
... thought to the author himself ; it may present critical esti- mates of the leading writers , by those competent to make them , provided it requires the pupil to accept these judgments only as he finds them borne out by the passages ...
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... thought and its invention , of words and the handling of them , of sentences in their myriad variety , of the cardinal qualities of style , of the great classes of literary productions , and all that this instruction can do in ...
... thought and its invention , of words and the handling of them , of sentences in their myriad variety , of the cardinal qualities of style , of the great classes of literary productions , and all that this instruction can do in ...
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... thought ? Are any of his figures of speech used only for ornament ? What class of figures does he prefer ? Do his figures contain allusions ? From what sources are his figures drawn ? Are any faulty ? 3. ENERGY . - Is the writer ...
... thought ? Are any of his figures of speech used only for ornament ? What class of figures does he prefer ? Do his figures contain allusions ? From what sources are his figures drawn ? Are any faulty ? 3. ENERGY . - Is the writer ...
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... thought ? Does it lend value to the thought ? Does the author show a mastery of the art of expression ? Are you curious to see more of his writings ? V. THOUGHT . - Is the author's grasp of his thought firm ? Is the selec- tion crowded with ...
... thought ? Does it lend value to the thought ? Does the author show a mastery of the art of expression ? Are you curious to see more of his writings ? V. THOUGHT . - Is the author's grasp of his thought firm ? Is the selec- tion crowded with ...
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