Aids to English Composition, Prepared for Students of All Grades: Embracing Specimens and Examples of School and College Exercises, and Most of the Higher Departments of English Composition, Both in Prose and VerseHarper & Brothers, 1845 - 429 pages |
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... influence the minds of others Having on the mercy and protection of the Almighty cast ourselves , to the labor and duties which he imposes , with new confidence we should go forth . Given in part to prayer , as of devotional topics and ...
... influence the minds of others Having on the mercy and protection of the Almighty cast ourselves , to the labor and duties which he imposes , with new confidence we should go forth . Given in part to prayer , as of devotional topics and ...
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... influence of the stars . Insert the Comma , Colon , and Semicolon where they belong in the following sentences . Green is generally considered the most refreshing color to the eye therefore Providence has made it the common dress of ...
... influence of the stars . Insert the Comma , Colon , and Semicolon where they belong in the following sentences . Green is generally considered the most refreshing color to the eye therefore Providence has made it the common dress of ...
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... influence on the morals of the people . The elegance of her manners is as conspicuous as the beauty of her person . He took great pains that he might obtain the reward . Gentle manners always please us most . Strong expressions suit ...
... influence on the morals of the people . The elegance of her manners is as conspicuous as the beauty of her person . He took great pains that he might obtain the reward . Gentle manners always please us most . Strong expressions suit ...
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... influenced in his rejection of such expressions , by the very sensible and conclusive remarks of Mr. Pickbourn , in a very learned work , entitled " A Dissertation on the English Verb , " published in London , 1789. Dr. Priest- ley , in ...
... influenced in his rejection of such expressions , by the very sensible and conclusive remarks of Mr. Pickbourn , in a very learned work , entitled " A Dissertation on the English Verb , " published in London , 1789. Dr. Priest- ley , in ...
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... influence his ac- tions . He is independent in his opinions , when he maintains them in spite of ridicule , or the ideas of the rest of the com- munity . If he conducts himself according to these opinions , carries into action his ideas ...
... influence his ac- tions . He is independent in his opinions , when he maintains them in spite of ridicule , or the ideas of the rest of the com- munity . If he conducts himself according to these opinions , carries into action his ideas ...
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Common terms and phrases
accent acute accent adverb Allowable rhymes Antonomasia beauty cæsura called Catachresis character clause comma composition compound compound sentence consists derived earth effect English English language Example 1st Example 2d exercise expression eyes father feelings figure following sentence Francesco Doria frequently give grave accent Greek Greek language happiness heart honor idea imagination kind labor lady language Latin Latin language letter literary look manner means mind moral nature Nearly perfect rhymes never nouns and third object observed Onomatopoeia participles of verbs phrases pleasure Pleonasm plurals of nouns poet poetical poetry present preterits and participles principles pronoun proper proposition prose remarkable rule Saxon sense short signifies sometimes sound spirit Spondee student style syllable tautology thing third persons singular thou thought tion Trochaic Trochee truth verse virtue words writer written young