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... whoever practises much cannot help in some degree observing them ; but the expe- rience of ten years ' teaching leads me more and more to the belief that a knowledge of the principles is a very great help in practice . I may best begin ...
... whoever practises much cannot help in some degree observing them ; but the expe- rience of ten years ' teaching leads me more and more to the belief that a knowledge of the principles is a very great help in practice . I may best begin ...
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... Whoever knows an alphabet , however , as all of us know the twenty - six letters that compose written English , sees in these black marks , not the marks themselves , but the ideas they stand for In a rough - - way a very rough way in ...
... Whoever knows an alphabet , however , as all of us know the twenty - six letters that compose written English , sees in these black marks , not the marks themselves , but the ideas they stand for In a rough - - way a very rough way in ...
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... Whoever says habitually , " He does not , " or , “ I will not , " talks not like a human being , but like a prig ; whoever habitually writes , " He does n't , " or , " I won't , " writes with something like vulgarity . For general ...
... Whoever says habitually , " He does not , " or , “ I will not , " talks not like a human being , but like a prig ; whoever habitually writes , " He does n't , " or , " I won't , " writes with something like vulgarity . For general ...
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... Whoever strays beyond them errs ; whoever keeps within them may write , for various reasons , ineffec- tively , but cannot be convicted of positive error . Every question of positive right and wrong in style is 2 ELEMENTS AND QUALITIES ...
... Whoever strays beyond them errs ; whoever keeps within them may write , for various reasons , ineffec- tively , but cannot be convicted of positive error . Every question of positive right and wrong in style is 2 ELEMENTS AND QUALITIES ...
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... whoever happens to be writing earnestly in Melbourne or Sidney , does not make it reputable . The fact that all five of these authorities use the word in the same sense would go very far to establish the usage . On the other hand , the ...
... whoever happens to be writing earnestly in Melbourne or Sidney , does not make it reputable . The fact that all five of these authorities use the word in the same sense would go very far to establish the usage . On the other hand , the ...
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English Composition: Eight Lectures Given at the Lowell Institute Barrett Wendell Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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