A Text-book on Rhetoric (1882) |
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Page 184
... character , and his character took symbolic form in his physical frame . He seemed built up , mentally as well as bodily , out of beef and sack , mutton and Canary ; or , to say the least , was a joint product of the English mind and ...
... character , and his character took symbolic form in his physical frame . He seemed built up , mentally as well as bodily , out of beef and sack , mutton and Canary ; or , to say the least , was a joint product of the English mind and ...
Page 211
... character , and seeks to give a just insight into human nature . Some novelists show wonderful power in their ... characters , present us caricatures . In the novel , dialogue abounds ; and in this each person reveals his peculiarities ...
... character , and seeks to give a just insight into human nature . Some novelists show wonderful power in their ... characters , present us caricatures . In the novel , dialogue abounds ; and in this each person reveals his peculiarities ...
Page 224
... character and determining his life , what he became in consequence or in spite of it , what he did , and what was his influence upon his times . Biography deals much with character . In this work the biographer is helped by the letters ...
... character and determining his life , what he became in consequence or in spite of it , what he did , and what was his influence upon his times . Biography deals much with character . In this work the biographer is helped by the letters ...
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