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... exercise in it , and by reading , hearing , and writing , 8-15 . Advantages of hearing and reading , 16-19 . What authors should be read , and how , 20 , 21. Improvement from reading speeches on both sides of a question , 22 , 23. We ...
... exercise in it , and by reading , hearing , and writing , 8-15 . Advantages of hearing and reading , 16-19 . What authors should be read , and how , 20 , 21. Improvement from reading speeches on both sides of a question , 22 , 23. We ...
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... exercise requisite , 15-18 . Objections to dictation , 19-21 . A retired place desirable for composition ; of writing at night , 22-27 . But retirement cannot always be secured , and we must do our best in the circum- stances in which ...
... exercise requisite , 15-18 . Objections to dictation , 19-21 . A retired place desirable for composition ; of writing at night , 22-27 . But retirement cannot always be secured , and we must do our best in the circum- stances in which ...
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... exercise , 40-43 . Whether an orator should write his speeches , and learn them by heart word for word , 44— 49. Remarkable examples of power of memory , 50 , 51 332 CH . III . Of delivery ; the effect of it , and qualifications ...
... exercise , 40-43 . Whether an orator should write his speeches , and learn them by heart word for word , 44— 49. Remarkable examples of power of memory , 50 , 51 332 CH . III . Of delivery ; the effect of it , and qualifications ...
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... exercise his sagacity , his discernment , his invention , and his judgment , and must ask counsel from himself . Yet I do not deny that there are some things that may be taught by precept , and of these I shall not fail to treat ...
... exercise his sagacity , his discernment , his invention , and his judgment , and must ask counsel from himself . Yet I do not deny that there are some things that may be taught by precept , and of these I shall not fail to treat ...
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... exercises of the schools , some laws are laid down merely to connect a series of cir cumstances in a case : thus , Let a father , who recognizes a son that he has exposed , take him back on paying for his sub- Quintilian here looks to ...
... exercises of the schools , some laws are laid down merely to connect a series of cir cumstances in a case : thus , Let a father , who recognizes a son that he has exposed , take him back on paying for his sub- Quintilian here looks to ...
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