remedy for such a state of things; and, in the hope of contributing to the furtherance of so desirable an object, the writer offers the present work to the consideration of the public.

THE PRESENT EDITION has been carefully revised and corrected by the author.

ENGLISH STYLE

OR

A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION

FOR THE

ATTAINMENT OF A GOOD STYLE OF WRITING.

WITH

An Historical Sketch of the English Language

AND BRIEF

REMARKS ON ITS NATURE AND GENIUS.

Intended for the Higher Classes in Schools and Colleges.

BY

G. F. GRAHAM,

Author of English, or the Art of Composition,' 'English Synonymes,'
'A Book about Words,' &c.

THIRD EDITION.

LONDON:

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

302.JJJ.

LONDON: PRINTED BY

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