Sentences, Words, Argument

Composition.

Sentences (pp. -).

1. Definition and Classification.
2. Principles of Structure.
3. Unity.
4. Mass.
5. xxv Prominent Positions in a Sentence.
6. Periodic Sentences.
7. Loose Sentences.
8. Coherence.
9. Parallel Constructions.
10. Connectives.

Words (pp. -).

Reputable Words.
Latin or Saxon Words.
General or Specific.
Figures of Speech.
The One Rule for the Use of Words.

Narration and Description Reviewed.

Exposition Reviewed.

Literature.

Argument (pp. -).

1. Kinds of Argument.
2. Order of Arguments.
3. Refutation.

Sir Roger de Coverley Papers. Addison.

The Vicar of Wakefield. Goldsmith.

Silas Marner. Eliot.

Ivanhoe. Scott.

Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare.

Conciliation with the Colonies. Burke.