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The student's practical grammar of the English language; together with a ... - Page 131
by Thomas Goodwin (headmaster.) - 1855
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A Grammar of the English Language: In a Series of Letters. Intended for the ...

William Cobbett - English language - 1819 - 198 pages
...understand all about your matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words; One of the greatest of all faults in writing and in...talking Lord, and put down upon paper what the amount *f it is. You will mostly find, that the amount is Very small; but, at any rate, when you get it, yott...
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A Grammar of the English Language, in a Series of Letters: Intended for the ...

William Cobbett - English language - 1835 - 298 pages
...understand all about your matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words. One of the greatest of all faults in writing and in...down upon paper what the amount of it is. You will most likely find that the amount is very small ; but, at any rate, when you get it, you will then be...
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A grammar of the English language, in a series of letters. To which are ...

William Cobbett - 1842 - 248 pages
...all about your ..fc... K 2 matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words. One of the greatest of all faults in writing and in...down upon paper what the amount of it is. You will most likely find that the amount is very small ; but, at any rate, when you get it, you will then be...
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A grammar of the English language, in a series of letters. To which are ...

William Cobbett - 1863 - 200 pages
...understand all about your matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words. One of the greatest of all faults in writing and in...amount, of what you have said. Take a long speech, and put down upon paper what the amount of it is. You will most likely find that the amount is very...
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A grammar of the English language, in a series of letters. With an ...

William Cobbett - 1870 - 230 pages
...understand all about your matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words. One of the greatest of all faults in writing and in...You will mostly find, that the amount is very small : but, at any rate, when you get it, you will then be able to examine it, and to tell what it is worth....
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Typical selections from the best English authors, with ..., Volume 2

English authors - 1876 - 504 pages
...understand all about your matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words. One of the greatest of all faults in writing and in...You will mostly find, that the amount is very small : but, at any rate, when you get it, you will then be able -to examine it, and to tell what it is worth....
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The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the ...

Alfred Ayres - English language - 1881 - 238 pages
...understand all about your matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words. "One of the greatest of all faults in writing and...down upon paper what the amount of it is. You will most likely find that the amount is very small ; but at any rate, when you get it, you will then be...
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How to Get on in the World: As Demonstrated by the Life and Language of ...

Robert Waters - English language - 1883 - 616 pages
...understand all about your matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words. One of the greatest of all faults in writing and in...down upon paper what the amount of it is. You will most likely find that the amount is very small; but, at any rate, when you get it, you will then be...
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The English Grammar: Carefully Rev. and Annotated

William Cobbett - English language - 1883 - 264 pages
...understand all about your matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words. One of the greatest of all faults in writing and in...down upon paper what the amount of it is. You will most likely find that the amount is very small; but, at any rate, when you get it, you will then be...
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How to Get on in the World: As Demonstrated by the Life and Language of ...

Robert Waters - English language - 1883 - 612 pages
...understand all about your matter, you will never want thoughts, and thoughts instantly become words. One of the greatest of all faults in writing and in speaking is this : the using of many words to nay little. In order to guard yourself against this fault, inquire what is the substance or amount...
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