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... sures from the Fine Arts Page 1 LETTER II . Style 11 LETTER III . Sources of fine Composition 21 LETTER IV . The Sublime 28 LETTER V. The Pathetic 40 LETTER VI . The Ludicrous 47 Page LETTER VII . Language . - Perspicuity . -
... sures from the Fine Arts Page 1 LETTER II . Style 11 LETTER III . Sources of fine Composition 21 LETTER IV . The Sublime 28 LETTER V. The Pathetic 40 LETTER VI . The Ludicrous 47 Page LETTER VII . Language . - Perspicuity . -
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... style and language of an author should parti- cularly interest us , is a more curious inquiry , and more remote from common observation . Should we be able to satisfy ourselves upon this subject , it is probable that even a practical ...
... style and language of an author should parti- cularly interest us , is a more curious inquiry , and more remote from common observation . Should we be able to satisfy ourselves upon this subject , it is probable that even a practical ...
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... style . What I have now observed ought not to lessen the value of this accomplishment of writ- ing well in your opinion . The more general it is , the more indispensable it becomes . To • 10 PLEASURES FROM THE FINE ARTS . be able в 5 ...
... style . What I have now observed ought not to lessen the value of this accomplishment of writ- ing well in your opinion . The more general it is , the more indispensable it becomes . To • 10 PLEASURES FROM THE FINE ARTS . be able в 5 ...
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... of composition , and he will certainly be the most successful who , if pos- sessed of equal talents with his competitors , has made himself well acquainted with the rules and principles of eloquence . LETTER II . MY DEAR JOHN , Style , My.
... of composition , and he will certainly be the most successful who , if pos- sessed of equal talents with his competitors , has made himself well acquainted with the rules and principles of eloquence . LETTER II . MY DEAR JOHN , Style , My.
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... style of one author should be more pleasing and interesting than that of another . If instruction was the sole end of reading , that style which conveyed ... styles ; and a grand division is into the STYLE . 11 LETTER II Style.
... style of one author should be more pleasing and interesting than that of another . If instruction was the sole end of reading , that style which conveyed ... styles ; and a grand division is into the STYLE . 11 LETTER II Style.
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