Elements of English Composition: A Preparation for RhetoricGriggs, 1884 - 174 pages |
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... exercises in punctuation , transformation of elements , and rhetor- ical principles , he should have secured a fair degree of accuracy . Whatever additional practice may be neces- sary will be found in the Reproductions . These Repro ...
... exercises in punctuation , transformation of elements , and rhetor- ical principles , he should have secured a fair degree of accuracy . Whatever additional practice may be neces- sary will be found in the Reproductions . These Repro ...
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... exercises be at first applied to easy matter , stories , simple poems , etc. , the pupil will be able to apply ... exercise no experienced teacher will doubt . Dr. Harris says , " One increases rapidly in the command of language ...
... exercises be at first applied to easy matter , stories , simple poems , etc. , the pupil will be able to apply ... exercise no experienced teacher will doubt . Dr. Harris says , " One increases rapidly in the command of language ...
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... exercises for oral instruction , is in every respect an outgrowth of the class - room , and it is believed that in other hands it will stand the only true test of a school- bock , the test of trial . The author desires to acknowledge ...
... exercises for oral instruction , is in every respect an outgrowth of the class - room , and it is believed that in other hands it will stand the only true test of a school- bock , the test of trial . The author desires to acknowledge ...
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... EXERCISES IN COMPOSITION ― · 10 • 13 • • 15 15 • 16 • 17 • 17 • 17 · 19 24 • 29 · • 34 · 39 Reproduction I. — The Leak in the Dyke Reproduction II . - A Legend of Bregenz Reproduction III . - In Swanage Bay Development I. - The Sad ...
... EXERCISES IN COMPOSITION ― · 10 • 13 • • 15 15 • 16 • 17 • 17 • 17 · 19 24 • 29 · • 34 · 39 Reproduction I. — The Leak in the Dyke Reproduction II . - A Legend of Bregenz Reproduction III . - In Swanage Bay Development I. - The Sad ...
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... EXERCISES IN TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES IN COMPOSITION Reproduction IV . - The Painter of Seville Reproduction V.- Prose Readings Reproduction VI . - The Retired Cat Development II . — The Dog and the Shadow Development III . - A ...
... EXERCISES IN TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES IN COMPOSITION Reproduction IV . - The Painter of Seville Reproduction V.- Prose Readings Reproduction VI . - The Retired Cat Development II . — The Dog and the Shadow Development III . - A ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Elements of English Composition: A Preparation for Rhetoric Lucy A. Chittenden Affichage du livre entier - 1891 |
The Elements of English Composition: A Preparation for Rhetoric Lucy A. Chittenden Affichage du livre entier - 1884 |
The Elements of English Composition: A Preparation for Rhetoric Lucy A. Chittenden Affichage du livre entier - 1884 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Adam Smith amphithea antecedent birds breath Bregenz bright child Christmas pie clause Cleon coach comma Complimentary Close cried Crodunk dear dependent clause DEVELOPMENT Dick Dolly door e'en emphatic Exercise expression eyes face father faulty examples fear flowers gate Gilpin gold Hamblin hand head heard heart heaven horse interrogation John Gilpin Julius Cæsar king Lake Constance land letter light Little white Lily look Lord maid master meadow meaning Metonymy mistress morning mountains Murillo never night noble noun o'er omitted PARAPHRASE pearls of dew PHOEBE CARY phrase plain fully pleasant poem pronouns punctuation pupil Queen REPRODUCTION ride river rose seemed sentence singing leaves slave sleep steed stood story Swanage sweet tell thee thou thought tion told Tom Flynn TOPICAL OUTLINE Tower Twas Tyrol unto watch William Caxton word write young
Fréquemment cités
Page 3 - Wedding-Guest! this soul hath been Alone on a wide wide sea: So lonely, 'twas, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be.
Page 162 - I wind about, and in and out, With here a blossom sailing, And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling, And here and there a foamy flake Upon me, as I travel With many a silvery waterbreak Above the golden gravel, And draw them all along, and flow To join the brimming river; For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever.
Page 161 - I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley.
Page 162 - The sober herd that low'd to meet their young, The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school...
Page 92 - Stop thief ! stop thief ! — a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men thinking as before, That Gilpin rode a race.
Page 100 - And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge! Motionless torrents! silent cataracts! Who made you glorious as the Gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? GOD! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer! and let the ice-plains echo, GOD!
Page 124 - And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Page 42 - God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should, with joy, pleasance, revel and applause, transform ourselves into beasts!
Page 90 - Well done ! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread around, He carries weight ! he rides a race ! Tis for a thousand pound...
Page 154 - We reached the barn with merry din, And roused the prisoned brutes within. The old horse thrust his long head out, And grave with wonder gazed about ; The cock his lusty greeting said, And forth his speckled harem led...