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The Writer; Being One of a Series of Handbooks Upon Practical Expression, a Correlation of the Principles of Elocution and Rhetoric Applied to Every Detail of English Composition - Softcover
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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1893. Excerpt: ... 187. Re-write the following in poetic diction: The carriage leaves Eaux-Bonnes at five. The sun is scarcely risen, and is still below the mountains. On the western side the light begins to shine, but not brightly. The mosses are yet wet with the dew. The forests begin to be seen along the mountain slopes. It can hardly be believed that these hardly perceived hills can ever look beautiful. The light grows brighter, and life fills the air. A bright light shines around a single mountain-top that is darker and higher than the rest. All at once, the sun appears between two bright points, as one would light a bonfire. It is now day. LESSON XVI. THE SELECTION, LIMITATION, AND DIVISION OF SUBJECTS. 188. A subject should, if possible, be fresh, as distinguished from trite; interesting, either because of its nature or of the occasion; full of information and conviction, such as are derived from knowledge concerning the matter treated and from beliefs concerning its truth; and, above all things, definite, in the sense of being not too broad in character, and therefore devoid of point. For instance, " Wealth" would be too broad a subject. To treat it properly one should confine himself to some particular phase of it, as "The History of Wealth," "The Methods of Acquiring Wealth," " The Importance of Wealth," " The Dangers »f Wealth," " The Aristocracy of Wealth," "The Love of Wealth," "The Worship of Wealth," "The Distribution of Wealth," "The Influence of Wealth upon Morals," "upon Culture," " upon Society,' "upon National Prosperity," "upon Popular Government," etc. 189. Kinds of Subjects: For practical purposes, it is necessary to consider only two kinds of subjects; namely, those treating of thought in the abstract, which may be termed Demonstrative, and of things in the concrete, which...
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