Specimens of NarrationWilliam Tenney Brewster H. Holt, 1895 - 209 стор. |
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... interest lies rather in the workings of the mind than in acts . Yet these subjects , in so far as they are ideas , are the material for expository treatment . Here again is liable to be found some confusion between the methods of ...
... interest lies rather in the workings of the mind than in acts . Yet these subjects , in so far as they are ideas , are the material for expository treatment . Here again is liable to be found some confusion between the methods of ...
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... interest from the earliest 11 Baker : Specimens of Argumentation ( Holt , 1893 ) ; Lamont : Specimens of Exposition ( Holt , 1894 ) ; Baldwin : Specimens of Description ( Holt , 1895 ) . campfire song after the mammoth hunt to the ...
... interest from the earliest 11 Baker : Specimens of Argumentation ( Holt , 1893 ) ; Lamont : Specimens of Exposition ( Holt , 1894 ) ; Baldwin : Specimens of Description ( Holt , 1895 ) . campfire song after the mammoth hunt to the ...
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... interest , the last impression , naturally remaining longest in memory , should be the strongest . The accumula- ting of interest which constitutes good climax in nar- ration naturally centers in plot , but , latterly , the development ...
... interest , the last impression , naturally remaining longest in memory , should be the strongest . The accumula- ting of interest which constitutes good climax in nar- ration naturally centers in plot , but , latterly , the development ...
Сторінка xxi
... general classes what is good narrative some test is necessary . As regards the material , that test is , in narrative of fact , truth ; The test . I. Truth and interest . in the INTRODUCTION . xxi Principles of Composition,
... general classes what is good narrative some test is necessary . As regards the material , that test is , in narrative of fact , truth ; The test . I. Truth and interest . in the INTRODUCTION . xxi Principles of Composition,
Сторінка xxii
William Tenney Brewster. The test . I. Truth and interest . in the narrative of fiction , broadly speaking , interest . The reason for the test of the first is obvious ; the rea- son for the second is this , that unless a fiction be ...
William Tenney Brewster. The test . I. Truth and interest . in the narrative of fiction , broadly speaking , interest . The reason for the test of the first is obvious ; the rea- son for the second is this , that unless a fiction be ...
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Сторінка 157 - I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life...
Сторінка 158 - I drew near with that reverence which is due to a superior nature; and as my heart was entirely subdued by the captivating strains I had heard, I fell down at his feet and wept.
Сторінка 159 - What is the reason, said I, that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other ? What thou seest, says he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now...
Сторінка 159 - I see, said I, a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of the great tide of eternity. What is the reason...
Сторінка 158 - Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Сторінка 163 - The genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating, but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat, with oxen, sheep, and camels grazing upon the sides of it.
Сторінка 160 - But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it; and upon...
Сторінка 158 - I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Сторінка 162 - Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I, saw opening every moment upon the bridge.
Сторінка 160 - Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred.