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... prose.20 III . There are some who hold that variations of the cursus occur in English prose.21 IV . There is , however , no agreement , but the widest divergence of opinion , among those who have made extended studies of the nature of ...
... prose.20 III . There are some who hold that variations of the cursus occur in English prose.21 IV . There is , however , no agreement , but the widest divergence of opinion , among those who have made extended studies of the nature of ...
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... prose to be unconnected with its mean- ing — that is , neither contribute to it nor detract from it . Suppose a man to be writing a double composition , both prose and music ; then in the use of any given piece of language he must ...
... prose to be unconnected with its mean- ing — that is , neither contribute to it nor detract from it . Suppose a man to be writing a double composition , both prose and music ; then in the use of any given piece of language he must ...
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... prose . Let me begin by quoting an authority , Professor James Sutherland : . . Can we talk . about " Restoration prose , " or are the two words merely a convenient way of referring to the prose that was written in England between 1660 ...
... prose . Let me begin by quoting an authority , Professor James Sutherland : . . Can we talk . about " Restoration prose , " or are the two words merely a convenient way of referring to the prose that was written in England between 1660 ...
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Vowel and Consonant Patterns in Poetry 1953 David I Masson | 3 |
Some Parallels and Contrasts | 19 |
Some English Sonnets 1960 | 33 |
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