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... continue in both situa- tions ? The simile itself is noncommittal as to the answer . Thus , an open simile runs the danger of being vague . Metaphor A metaphor is a figure of speech which implies an identity be- tween two different ...
... continue in both situa- tions ? The simile itself is noncommittal as to the answer . Thus , an open simile runs the danger of being vague . Metaphor A metaphor is a figure of speech which implies an identity be- tween two different ...
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... continue then in your right cause . I myself ask only to join with you in this united effort . There is only one thing that I can think of that I would rather have than to be remembered along with our common heroes Warren and Mont ...
... continue then in your right cause . I myself ask only to join with you in this united effort . There is only one thing that I can think of that I would rather have than to be remembered along with our common heroes Warren and Mont ...
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... Continue to execute all the express provisions of our national Constitution , and the Union will endure forever - it being impossible to destroy it , except by some action not provided for in the instrument itself . Again , if the ...
... Continue to execute all the express provisions of our national Constitution , and the Union will endure forever - it being impossible to destroy it , except by some action not provided for in the instrument itself . Again , if the ...
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