Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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Page 149
... seems not credible that respectable married people , with umbrellas , should find appetite for a bit of supper within quite a long distance of a fiery mountain ; ordinary life be- gins to smell of high - handed debauch when it is ...
... seems not credible that respectable married people , with umbrellas , should find appetite for a bit of supper within quite a long distance of a fiery mountain ; ordinary life be- gins to smell of high - handed debauch when it is ...
Page 189
... seems perfectly sound , entirely justified ; and the student would also be justified , it seems to me , if he continued , " Furthermore , even if I do something posi- tive , that is , write clearly and correctly , I shan't have ac ...
... seems perfectly sound , entirely justified ; and the student would also be justified , it seems to me , if he continued , " Furthermore , even if I do something posi- tive , that is , write clearly and correctly , I shan't have ac ...
Page 295
... seems to understand that gentleman refers to a man of cultivation and breeding , but few people seem to understand that lady refers to a woman of cultivation and breeding . A ditch - digger , a street - cleaner , or a hotel porter is ...
... seems to understand that gentleman refers to a man of cultivation and breeding , but few people seem to understand that lady refers to a woman of cultivation and breeding . A ditch - digger , a street - cleaner , or a hotel porter is ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
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