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ENGLISH COMPOSITION

BY ALPHONSO G. NEWCOMER

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH IN THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

BOSTON
GINN AND COMPANY

1894

HARVARD COLLEC

APR 5 1919
LIBRARY

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SECTION I. — NARRATION

Exercise i. Incident

II. Simple Incident

III. Colored Incident.

IV. Embellished Incident

V. Incident from School Life

VI. Complex Incident..

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Complex Incident, Revised

VIII. Games of Skill, etc.

IX. Physical Contests.

X. Intellectual Contests

XI. Outline Autobiography.

XII. Detailed Autobiography.

XIII. Imaginary Autobiography.

Biography

XV. History

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XIV.

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SECTION II. DESCRIPTION

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Exercise xvi. Manufactured Articles

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Mechanical Contrivances, Scientific Instru-

ments, etc.

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xvIII. Buildings, Towns, etc.

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Processes of Manufacture and Construction.. 53

XX. Natural Objects. — The Mineral Kingdom.... 56

Geological Formations

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The Vegetable World. -- Fruits.

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XIX.

XXI.

XXII.

PAGZ

Exercise xxIII.

XXIV.

XXV.

XXVI.

XXVII.

XXVIII.

XXIX.

Flowers

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Plants

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Plant Growth and Activity

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Animals

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Animal Habits, etc.

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Nature at Rest.

Natural and Artificial Objects in Conjunction 77

Nature in Activity

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Works of Art

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Description of Persons

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Character Description. Real

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Character Description. - Ideal

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Imaginative Description...

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XXXI.

XXXII.

XXXIII.

XXXIV.

XXXV.

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Section III. — NARRATION AND DESCRIPTION COMBINED.....

Exercise xxxvI. Social Gatherings, etc.

XXXVII. Personal Adventures..

XXXVIII. Excursions, Travels..

XXXIX. Scenes from Life

XL. Scenes from History.

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PART II. — COMPOSITION BASED ON READING AND Thought .... 109

INTRODUCTORY: PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION.

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SECTION 1. – EXPOSITION

Exercise xli.

Introductory Practice.....

XLII.

Informal Essays..

XLIII. Formal Essays

XLIV. Scientific Treatises..

XLV. Criticism

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XLVIII.

XLIX.

SECTION II. – ARGUMENTATION

Exercise xlvi. Argument from Self-evident Facts...

XLVII. Argument by Careful Exposition.

Inductive Reasoning.

Inductive Reasoning, continued.

Deductive Reasoning ..

Deductive Reasoning, continued

Evidence

Debate. Questions of Fact.

LIV. Debate. - Questions of Opinion..

Debate. Questions of Probability.

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LII.

LIII.

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SECTION III. — PERSUASION

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Exercise LVI. Persuasive Discourse in General.

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LVII. Persuasion by Appeal to Personal Interest.... 173

LVIII. Persuasion by Appeal to Social Duty 178

LIX. Persuasion by Appeal to Religious Duty 179

Oratory. Occasional Forms

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LXI. Oratory. - The Stump

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LXH. Oratory. - The Bar.

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LXIII. Oratory. — The Legislature.

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LXIV. Oratory. — The Pulpit

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Oratory. --- The Platform.

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LXV.

PART III. - MISCELLANEOUS FORMS

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INTRODUCTORY: SCOPE AND COMPLETE METHOD OF

COMPOSITION

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