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... wish to present before our inward eye a person or a scene that he himself has either actually witnessed or imagined , and to present it with as much vividness and credibility and meaningfulness as he can ; or he may wish to play upon ...
... wish to present before our inward eye a person or a scene that he himself has either actually witnessed or imagined , and to present it with as much vividness and credibility and meaningfulness as he can ; or he may wish to play upon ...
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... wish for peace ? What is peace ? Is it war ? No. Is it strife ? No. Is it lovely , and gentle , and beautiful , and pleasant , and serene , and joyful ? O yes ! Therefore , my friends , I wish for peace , upon you and yours . 10. When I ...
... wish for peace ? What is peace ? Is it war ? No. Is it strife ? No. Is it lovely , and gentle , and beautiful , and pleasant , and serene , and joyful ? O yes ! Therefore , my friends , I wish for peace , upon you and yours . 10. When I ...
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... wishes us to do , what his genuine one is . It may be , also , that once we have determined his position , we will ... wish to im- press his readers with several dominant characteristics of the crowd - its largeness , its appearance of ...
... wishes us to do , what his genuine one is . It may be , also , that once we have determined his position , we will ... wish to im- press his readers with several dominant characteristics of the crowd - its largeness , its appearance of ...
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Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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