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... style " ( 84 ) . In agreement with this view , Greene had stated : According to Buffon , " style is the man himself " -the man , of course , as seen in his language . Distinctive style appears most clearly in the language of thought and ...
... style " ( 84 ) . In agreement with this view , Greene had stated : According to Buffon , " style is the man himself " -the man , of course , as seen in his language . Distinctive style appears most clearly in the language of thought and ...
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... style and helping to deter mine it . One writing on different subjects will not , then , write alike , if he writes naturally . " The perfectly endowed man will unconsciously write in all styles , " says Herbert Spencer . II . THE ...
... style and helping to deter mine it . One writing on different subjects will not , then , write alike , if he writes naturally . " The perfectly endowed man will unconsciously write in all styles , " says Herbert Spencer . II . THE ...
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Brainerd Kellogg. LESSON 74 . STYLE - EXTRACTS FOR THE CRITICAL STUDY OF IT . NAMES OF STYLES . - The prevalence of any quality in one's style may name the style . If imagery abounds in it , we call the style florid ; if it is barren of ...
Brainerd Kellogg. LESSON 74 . STYLE - EXTRACTS FOR THE CRITICAL STUDY OF IT . NAMES OF STYLES . - The prevalence of any quality in one's style may name the style . If imagery abounds in it , we call the style florid ; if it is barren of ...
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