This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...necessity of saying the same thing twice over: first at the beginning, as a summary of the outward narrative, the relation of fact: then again later, when the reasons are given. This repetition, which in English adds greatly to the lucidity and impressiveness, and is a really artistic device used by all the greatest ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...necessity of saying the same thing twice over: first at the beginning, as a summary of the outward narrative, the relation of fact: then again later, when the reasons are given. This repetition, which in English adds greatly to the lucidity and impressiveness, and is a really artistic device used by all the greatest orators, is alien to the spirit of Greek. The longer connected sentence, with the feeling leading up to the fact at the end, is more in accordance with their idiom. For the rest, it would be rather tiresome in Greek to repeat 'thousands, ' it will be enough to say 'the people.' 'Not exaggerated' may be done simpler by saying 'true.' 'In my conscience' will be simply Kar ep, avrov. The rest consists only of small points of order and words, which will best be seen from the Greek: et'6&? Be eyc o rbv Brjfwv T3 Ovtl roiavra itatryovra or ovBev p.elov eKelvov Xeavra lav aXrjdcos eiraaev 6 S?7/i.o? Kal ofioXoy&v dfia Kai ifiavrbv Belv riva rovrtp eVtetpeti/ Tos epyqs, avvyveaa ravra avrc o avfnrpdeiv Kal e eKeivov Tov "xpovov ovBeirayjrore eiravaap, eda, h rore eBoev eepya%6ievoi. XIII--PRESENT DISCONTENTS-(burke). 1. Nothing indeed can be more unnatural than the present convulsions of the country, if the above account be a true one. I confess I shall assent to it with great reluctance, and only on the compulsion of the clearest and firmest proofs: because their account resolves itself into this short but discouraging proposition, that we have a very good ministry, but that we are a very bad people; that we set ourselves to bite the hand that feeds us; that with a malignant insanity we oppose the measures, and ungratefully vilify the persons, of those whose sole object is our own peace and prosperity. 2. It is besides no small aggravat...
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