The essentials of formal compositionOxford University Press, 1927 |
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... continual flow of the traffic over the bridge , or of the romance of the river under the bridge . If you have not been to London write of a bridge you do know . ) ( d ) An eventful over in a cricket match . ( Write of an actual match if ...
... continual flow of the traffic over the bridge , or of the romance of the river under the bridge . If you have not been to London write of a bridge you do know . ) ( d ) An eventful over in a cricket match . ( Write of an actual match if ...
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... continual : continuous : connected throughout in space or time ; without interval or break ; uninterrupted . continual : occurring on every occasion ; seeming incessant . Bearing in mind those definitions , use the words correctly in ...
... continual : continuous : connected throughout in space or time ; without interval or break ; uninterrupted . continual : occurring on every occasion ; seeming incessant . Bearing in mind those definitions , use the words correctly in ...
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... to the true interests of their country . Such men were naturally disposed to peace . That their enemies were perfectly aware of , and accordingly they raised a continual cry for peace with France . Why were I12 MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS.
... to the true interests of their country . Such men were naturally disposed to peace . That their enemies were perfectly aware of , and accordingly they raised a continual cry for peace with France . Why were I12 MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS.
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Henry Arthur Treble, George Henry Vallins. a continual cry for peace with France . Why were they doing so ? Because they knew that , that point being gained , the rest would follow of course . On their part , he asked why all the rules ...
Henry Arthur Treble, George Henry Vallins. a continual cry for peace with France . Why were they doing so ? Because they knew that , that point being gained , the rest would follow of course . On their part , he asked why all the rules ...
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Página 22 - And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first one said unto him, 'I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Página 21 - And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him : for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
Página 63 - I would have her instructed in geometry, that she might know something of the contagious countries...
Página 57 - When icicles hang by the wall And Dick the shepherd blows his nail And Tom bears logs into the hall And milk comes frozen home in pail, When blood is nipp'd and ways be foul, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
Página 113 - I am a solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to...
Página 8 - STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned.
Página 112 - Nay, not the King, but the King's Jester, thou Henceforth shalt wear the bells and scalloped cape, And for thy counsellor shalt lead an ape; Thou shalt obey my servants when they call, And wait upon my henchmen in the hall!
Página 21 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Página 68 - ... principal difficulty was to raise and place me in this vehicle. Eighty poles, each of one foot high, were erected for this purpose, and very strong cords of the bigness of packthread were fastened by hooks to many bandages, which the workmen had girt round my neck, my hands, my body, and my legs. Nine hundred of the strongest men...
Página 111 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of" some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.