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... are many things which produce this effect , and they are very becoming , because both the subject and the person stand more apart [ from ordinary life ] ; in prose , however , these helps 1 ON EXCELLENCE IN STYLE Aristotle.
... are many things which produce this effect , and they are very becoming , because both the subject and the person stand more apart [ from ordinary life ] ; in prose , however , these helps 1 ON EXCELLENCE IN STYLE Aristotle.
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... persons em- ploy ; for everybody carries on conversation by means of metaphor , and words in their primary sense , and those of ordinary use . Thus , it is plain that if one should have con- structed his style well , it will be both of ...
... persons em- ploy ; for everybody carries on conversation by means of metaphor , and words in their primary sense , and those of ordinary use . Thus , it is plain that if one should have con- structed his style well , it will be both of ...
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... person . You must , however , apply , in the case both of epithets and metaphors , such as are appro- priate ; and this will depend on their being constructed on principles of analogy , otherwise they will be sure to appear in bad taste ...
... person . You must , however , apply , in the case both of epithets and metaphors , such as are appro- priate ; and this will depend on their being constructed on principles of analogy , otherwise they will be sure to appear in bad taste ...
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... persons who would depreciate , the other the contrary . Even robbers , nowadays , call them- selves purveyors . On which principle we may say of a man who " has acted unjustly , " that he " is in error " ; and of one who " is in er- ror ...
... persons who would depreciate , the other the contrary . Even robbers , nowadays , call them- selves purveyors . On which principle we may say of a man who " has acted unjustly , " that he " is in error " ; and of one who " is in er- ror ...
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... person and noble bearing . The gray old walls were hung with scarlet . The long galleries were crowded by an audience such as has rarely excited the fears or the emulation of an orator . There were gathered together , from all parts of ...
... person and noble bearing . The gray old walls were hung with scarlet . The long galleries were crowded by an audience such as has rarely excited the fears or the emulation of an orator . There were gathered together , from all parts of ...
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