The North American Review, Volume 83Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1856 - American fiction Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 189
... style , it is nevertheless true that it frequently exhibits a want of the repose which seems best suited to the grave and stately guise of history . This is principally shown in an unsparing use of metaphors , which are often , it must ...
... style , it is nevertheless true that it frequently exhibits a want of the repose which seems best suited to the grave and stately guise of history . This is principally shown in an unsparing use of metaphors , which are often , it must ...
Page 190
... style between the begin- ning and the end of the first volume . We sometimes find sentences loosely put together , and words incorrectly used , in a way that seems to indicate un- due haste in composition , and to suggest that the style ...
... style between the begin- ning and the end of the first volume . We sometimes find sentences loosely put together , and words incorrectly used , in a way that seems to indicate un- due haste in composition , and to suggest that the style ...
Page 402
... style of those who are proficients in it . By fastening attention upon the matter rather than the manner , upon the evolution of thought rather than the display of words , it leads to the formation of a com- pact , nervous , and pointed ...
... style of those who are proficients in it . By fastening attention upon the matter rather than the manner , upon the evolution of thought rather than the display of words , it leads to the formation of a com- pact , nervous , and pointed ...
Contents
DAMASCUS | 30 |
BONDS GENEALOGIES OF WATERTOWN | 52 |
THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF AMERICAN ART | 84 |
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