The Rise of Modern Prose StyleM.I.T. Press, 1968 - 372 pagina's |
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Pagina 45
... follows : - Somewhat sounder is another form of style , yet neither is it innocent of some vain shows , which is likely to follow in time upon this copious and luxuriant oratorical manner . It con- sists wholly in this : that the words ...
... follows : - Somewhat sounder is another form of style , yet neither is it innocent of some vain shows , which is likely to follow in time upon this copious and luxuriant oratorical manner . It con- sists wholly in this : that the words ...
Pagina 137
... follows Cicero rather than Seneca : " Cicero holds that , while invention and arrangement are within the reach of any man of good sense , eloquence belongs to the orator alone , and consequently it was on the rules for the cultivation ...
... follows Cicero rather than Seneca : " Cicero holds that , while invention and arrangement are within the reach of any man of good sense , eloquence belongs to the orator alone , and consequently it was on the rules for the cultivation ...
Pagina 344
... follows nature abso- lutely , is so seldom seen as to be practically a myth ( ep . 42 ) . Following nature is an approximation varying in degree and in kind with the individual . If , then , excellence in writing depends on conformity ...
... follows nature abso- lutely , is so seldom seen as to be practically a myth ( ep . 42 ) . Following nature is an approximation varying in degree and in kind with the individual . If , then , excellence in writing depends on conformity ...
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