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Richard Hiley. CHAPTER III . VARIETY OF EXPRESSION . SECTION I. LESSON 14 . 43. The same idea , or nearly the same , may be expressed by a variety of forms ; as will be ex- hibited in the following rules . RULE 1. - In the structure of ...
Richard Hiley. CHAPTER III . VARIETY OF EXPRESSION . SECTION I. LESSON 14 . 43. The same idea , or nearly the same , may be expressed by a variety of forms ; as will be ex- hibited in the following rules . RULE 1. - In the structure of ...
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... sentence . 56. The General Rule for the arrangement of words is , Place those words which are intimately connected in sense as near together as possible . Let II . E LESS . 23. ] 37 VARIETY OF EXPRESSION . Transposition of Clauses,
... sentence . 56. The General Rule for the arrangement of words is , Place those words which are intimately connected in sense as near together as possible . Let II . E LESS . 23. ] 37 VARIETY OF EXPRESSION . Transposition of Clauses,
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... written on pillars , porches , or the pedestals or bases of statues ; but it now signifies a short and witty poetical composition , the point or humour of which is expressed in the latter lines . 238. The EPITAPH is nearly allied to the ...
... written on pillars , porches , or the pedestals or bases of statues ; but it now signifies a short and witty poetical composition , the point or humour of which is expressed in the latter lines . 238. The EPITAPH is nearly allied to the ...
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... expressed as nearly as possible accord- ing to the rule . 317. SCENERY NEAR LAKE CHAMPLAIN , UNITED STATES . 1. On ascending the Champlain , the shores become will , mountainous . 2. The site of Burlington of singular beauty . white ...
... expressed as nearly as possible accord- ing to the rule . 317. SCENERY NEAR LAKE CHAMPLAIN , UNITED STATES . 1. On ascending the Champlain , the shores become will , mountainous . 2. The site of Burlington of singular beauty . white ...
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... expressed as nearly as possible in accordance with the rule : - 321. PROSPECT FROM THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT ETNA . 1. On 27th of May , set off at midnight to see the rising sun from the top of Etna . 2. Conducted by our guide over vast and ...
... expressed as nearly as possible in accordance with the rule : - 321. PROSPECT FROM THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT ETNA . 1. On 27th of May , set off at midnight to see the rising sun from the top of Etna . 2. Conducted by our guide over vast and ...
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Page 167 - Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Page 163 - Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please — How often have I loiter'd o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene...
Page 160 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 164 - Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year...
Page 156 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore...
Page 187 - In my distress I called upon the LORD: and cried unto my God. He heard my voice out of his temple: and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Page 59 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 49 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Page 133 - Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest Midnight born In Stygian cave forlorn 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy! Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the night-raven sings; There, under ebon shades and low-browed rocks, As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.
Page 160 - Shortening his journey between morn and noon, And hurrying him, impatient of his stay, Down to the rosy west ; but kindly still Compensating...