Inelegant. Let us consider the works of nature and art. Some productions of nature rise in value, according as they more or less resemble those of art. The Latin tongue was never in its purity in this island. The wise and foolish,. the virtuous and vile, the learned and ignorant, the temperate and profligate, must often, like the wheat and tares, be blended together. Better thus. Let us consider the works of nature and of art. Some productions of nature rise or sink in value, according as they more or less resemble those of art. The Latin tongue was never spoken in its purity in this island. : The wise and the fool ish, the virtuous and the vile, the learned and the ignorant, the temperate and the profligate, must often, like the wheat and the tares be blended together. bisc True wit is nature dressed to advantage; but some works have more ornament than does them. good.or When our friendship is considered, how is it. Inelegant Inelegant. No less than 200 scholars have been educated in that school. He is our mutual benefactor: The proposition for each of us to relinquish something, was complied with, and produced a cordial reconcilement. It is difficult for him to speak three sentences together. By this expression: I do not intend what some persons annex to it. * Disputing should always be so managed, as to remember, that the only end of it is truth. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter set down among them. Better thus. No fewer than 200 scholars have been edu cated in that school. He is our common benefactor. The proposal for each of us to relinquish something, was complied with, and produced a cordial reconciliation. It is difficult for him to speak three sentences successively. By this expression. I do not mean what some persons annex to it. Disputing should always be so managed, as to remind us, that the only end of it is truth, And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and had sat down together, Peter sat down among them. Inelegant. Inelegant. No place and no object appear to him void of beauty. A candid man avows his mistake, and is forgiven; a patriot acknowledges his opposition to a bad minister, and is applauded. By: which reflection, we may be taught to mend what is erroneous and defective. The good man is not overcome by disappointment, when that which is mortal passes away; when that which is mutable, dies; and when that which he knew to be transient, begins to change. 3. Of Words and Rules of Precision, Inelegant. This great politician Better thus. No place nor any object appears to him: void of beauty. A candid man acknowledges his mistake, and is forgiven; a patriot avows his opposition to a bad minister, and is applauded. By which reflection we may be taught to correct what is erroneous, and supply what is defective. The good man is not overcome by disappoint ment, when that which is mortal dies; when that which is mutable, begins to change; and when that which he knew to be transient passes away. Phrases which violate the Better thus. |