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I. Of the nature of arrangement , and the principal division of sentences . ib . Sect .
II . Simple sentences 268 Sect . III . Complex sentences 293 Part I. Subdivision of
these into periods and loose sentences ib . Part II . Observations on periods ...
I. Of the nature of arrangement , and the principal division of sentences . ib . Sect .
II . Simple sentences 268 Sect . III . Complex sentences 293 Part I. Subdivision of
these into periods and loose sentences ib . Part II . Observations on periods ...
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... truth consisteth in the conformity of the sentimens intended to be conveyed , to
the sentiment actually entertained by the speaker or the writer ; and logical truth ,
as was hinted above , in the conformity of the sentiment to the nature of things .
... truth consisteth in the conformity of the sentimens intended to be conveyed , to
the sentiment actually entertained by the speaker or the writer ; and logical truth ,
as was hinted above , in the conformity of the sentiment to the nature of things .
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INDEED , if language were capable of absolute perfection , which it evidently is
not ; if words and things could be rendered exact counterparts to each other ; if
every different thing in nature had a different symbol by which it were expressed ...
INDEED , if language were capable of absolute perfection , which it evidently is
not ; if words and things could be rendered exact counterparts to each other ; if
every different thing in nature had a different symbol by which it were expressed ...
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OFTEN , indeed , the affectation of conciseness , often the rapidity of thought
natural to some writers , will * The French , I imagine , have gone to the other
extreme . They require , in many instances , a repetition of pronouns ,
prepositions , and ...
OFTEN , indeed , the affectation of conciseness , often the rapidity of thought
natural to some writers , will * The French , I imagine , have gone to the other
extreme . They require , in many instances , a repetition of pronouns ,
prepositions , and ...
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Another from the same author , “ The laws of Nature are truly what my “ Lord
Bacon styles his aphorisms , laws of laws . Ci“ vil laws are always imperfect , and
often false de“ ductions from them , or applications of them ; nay , they stand in
many ...
Another from the same author , “ The laws of Nature are truly what my “ Lord
Bacon styles his aphorisms , laws of laws . Ci“ vil laws are always imperfect , and
often false de“ ductions from them , or applications of them ; nay , they stand in
many ...
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| Title | The Philosophy of Rhetoric, 2. köide The Philosophy of Rhetoric, George Campbell |
| Author | George Campbell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 22 veeb. 2008 |
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