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Page xvii
... whole in terms of the parts , and each part in terms of the whole ; they grow sensitive to context and ambiguity , to insinuation and implication ; they perceive the color of words , the odor of phrases , and the weight of sentences ...
... whole in terms of the parts , and each part in terms of the whole ; they grow sensitive to context and ambiguity , to insinuation and implication ; they perceive the color of words , the odor of phrases , and the weight of sentences ...
Page 138
... whole article . But above all , what about the metaphor by which the conductor is likened to a pilot and the Brahms symphony to an ocean liner , while the difficulties of the work are repre- sented first as a maze ( of fabric ! ) and ...
... whole article . But above all , what about the metaphor by which the conductor is likened to a pilot and the Brahms symphony to an ocean liner , while the difficulties of the work are repre- sented first as a maze ( of fabric ! ) and ...
Page 140
... whole hodgepodge of unrelated pictures creates an impression which is blurred to the point of ludicrousness . Other serious writers employ metaphors more carefully , with con- stant attention to the contribution each can make to the whole ...
... whole hodgepodge of unrelated pictures creates an impression which is blurred to the point of ludicrousness . Other serious writers employ metaphors more carefully , with con- stant attention to the contribution each can make to the whole ...
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