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... manner of colloquial discussion . In narrative the writer scarcely knows where to stop , or how to round a sentence , which may perhaps be in part the reason for the long periods of Claren- don , and some other historians . It is ...
... manner of colloquial discussion . In narrative the writer scarcely knows where to stop , or how to round a sentence , which may perhaps be in part the reason for the long periods of Claren- don , and some other historians . It is ...
Side 4
... manner less dull and tedious than the person who transcribes every circum- stance from a note book ; and the fancy will have a more unbounded range , and be able to throw in more of ornament and eloquence . As in the style of narrative ...
... manner less dull and tedious than the person who transcribes every circum- stance from a note book ; and the fancy will have a more unbounded range , and be able to throw in more of ornament and eloquence . As in the style of narrative ...
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... manner of bringing events and circumstances before your view ; observe their mode of connecting them ; the compass and turn of their periods . You will see that there is nothing abrupt ; nothing either defectively terminated , or ...
... manner of bringing events and circumstances before your view ; observe their mode of connecting them ; the compass and turn of their periods . You will see that there is nothing abrupt ; nothing either defectively terminated , or ...
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... manner . The animals stop , and , by a natural instinct , hold out their legs that they may not fall . Upon these indications the in- habitants instantly run out of their houses , with terror impressed upon their countenances , and fly ...
... manner . The animals stop , and , by a natural instinct , hold out their legs that they may not fall . Upon these indications the in- habitants instantly run out of their houses , with terror impressed upon their countenances , and fly ...
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... manners and customs of the dif- ferent nations . As to the nonsense which has been written by those who have followed con- temporary authors who were envious of his fame , respecting his credulity , I pay but little attention to it . It ...
... manners and customs of the dif- ferent nations . As to the nonsense which has been written by those who have followed con- temporary authors who were envious of his fame , respecting his credulity , I pay but little attention to it . It ...
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