Elements of English Composition: A Preparation for RhetoricGriggs, 1884 - 174 pages |
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... slaves ! 4. Ha , ha , ha ! 5. Hark ! hark ! I hear footsteps ! ( For other examples see Exercise 64. ) INTERROGATION POINT . Rule 25. Every sentence or expression asking a direct question must be followed by the interrogation point : as ...
... slaves ! 4. Ha , ha , ha ! 5. Hark ! hark ! I hear footsteps ! ( For other examples see Exercise 64. ) INTERROGATION POINT . Rule 25. Every sentence or expression asking a direct question must be followed by the interrogation point : as ...
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... slave made his escape from a cruel master . He made his escape to a forest . Here night surprised him . He was forced to take refuge in a cave . 9. André had crossed the river . He intended to proceed on horseback to New York . He ...
... slave made his escape from a cruel master . He made his escape to a forest . Here night surprised him . He was forced to take refuge in a cave . 9. André had crossed the river . He intended to proceed on horseback to New York . He ...
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... slaves come in . They come from some unknown quarter . They bring dishes . The dishes are of gold and silver . They are heaped up with meats and fruits . 7. The general struggled bravely . His object was to carry his men through this ...
... slaves come in . They come from some unknown quarter . They bring dishes . The dishes are of gold and silver . They are heaped up with meats and fruits . 7. The general struggled bravely . His object was to carry his men through this ...
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... slave , Who trembled at the stern rebuke His master gave . For , ordered in that room to sleep , And faithful guard o'er all to keep , Murillo bade him now declare What rash intruder had been there , And threatened - if he did not tell ...
... slave , Who trembled at the stern rebuke His master gave . For , ordered in that room to sleep , And faithful guard o'er all to keep , Murillo bade him now declare What rash intruder had been there , And threatened - if he did not tell ...
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... slave . Almost a child - that boy had seen Not thrice five summers yet , But genius marked the lofty brow , O'er which his locks of jet Profusely curled ; his cheek's dark hue Proclaimed the warm blood flowing through Each throbbing ...
... slave . Almost a child - that boy had seen Not thrice five summers yet , But genius marked the lofty brow , O'er which his locks of jet Profusely curled ; his cheek's dark hue Proclaimed the warm blood flowing through Each throbbing ...
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 clear 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 hand head heard heart heaven horse 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 Principle XV pronouns punctuation pupil Queen relative clause REPRODUCTION ride river rose Sebastian seemed sentence singing leaves slave steed stood story Swanage sweet tell thee thou thought tion told Tom Flynn TOPICAL OUTLINE Tower Transform Twas Tyrol watch 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...