Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1873 - 256 pages |
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... style of closing with the writer's sig- nature , the Romans began their letters with a præloquium , or address , which embraced the name of the writer as well as that of the per- son to whom the letter was written.1 Thus , 1 ' Even the ...
... style of closing with the writer's sig- nature , the Romans began their letters with a præloquium , or address , which embraced the name of the writer as well as that of the per- son to whom the letter was written.1 Thus , 1 ' Even the ...
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... style . If the epistles of the ' Lords of Creation ' are more precise and succinct than those of the gentler sex , there can be no doubt that they are quite eclipsed by the ladies in respect to graphic description and liveliness of ...
... style . If the epistles of the ' Lords of Creation ' are more precise and succinct than those of the gentler sex , there can be no doubt that they are quite eclipsed by the ladies in respect to graphic description and liveliness of ...
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... style of address is also very curious . Thus , in the case of a wife to her husband , ' My dearest sweet hert ' - heart being sometimes rudely drawn instead of written - concluding , ' Your's most dewtifullie affectionat whilst I live ...
... style of address is also very curious . Thus , in the case of a wife to her husband , ' My dearest sweet hert ' - heart being sometimes rudely drawn instead of written - concluding , ' Your's most dewtifullie affectionat whilst I live ...
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... style on the magnificent rhetoric of Pliny and Seneca ; and his more elaborate productions are strikingly characterized by the stateliness of his language and the harmonious cadence of his periods . Although somewhat stiff in point of ...
... style on the magnificent rhetoric of Pliny and Seneca ; and his more elaborate productions are strikingly characterized by the stateliness of his language and the harmonious cadence of his periods . Although somewhat stiff in point of ...
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... style than those of Balzac , which , however , are more re- markable for their meaning and good sense . They are full of gaiety and compliment to the person addressed , and are frequently imitated by Pope in his correspondence with ...
... style than those of Balzac , which , however , are more re- markable for their meaning and good sense . They are full of gaiety and compliment to the person addressed , and are frequently imitated by Pope in his correspondence with ...
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