 | F. Francillon - 1842 - Liczba stron: 118
...places, before we arrive at the end" : he gives the following example of a very loose sentence ; — 22 We came to our journey's end, at last, with no small...much fatigue, through deep roads, and bad weather. In this example there are no less than five commas or fragments ; at the end of any one of which the... | |
 | Francis Francillon - 1842 - Liczba stron: 70
...places, before we arrive at the end" : he gives the following example of a very loose sentence ;— 22 We came to our journey's end, at last, with no small...much fatigue, through deep roads, and bad weather. In this example there are no less than five commas or fragments ; at the end of any one of which the... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1846 - Liczba stron: 366
...of a stop, so as to form a perfect sentence, at one or more places before we arrive at the end. EG " We came to our journey's end — at last — with...fatigue — through deep roads — and bad weather." This is an instance of a very loose sentence ; (for it is evident that this kind of structure admits... | |
 | Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1848 - Liczba stron: 116
...be doubted whether a single instance could be given of this species of composition, in any language. We came to our journey's end at last, with no small...Virgil has justly contested with Homer the praise of judgement ; but his invention remains yet unrivalled. Let us employ our criticism on ourselves, instead... | |
 | George Campbell - 1849 - Liczba stron: 472
...deep roads and bad weather, we came with no small difficulty to our journey's end." Otherwise thus, " We came to our. journey's end at last, with no small...much fatigue, through deep roads, and bad weather." The latter is in the loose, the former is in the periodic composition. Ac — cordingly, in the latter... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - 1850 - Liczba stron: 368
...is imperlect, uniil what follows, be subjoined. Observe this sentence : " We came to our fourney's end, at last, with no small difficulty, after much fatigue, through deep roads, and bad weather." Take any part of this sentence terminating with a comma, and, if you look no farther than that part,... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1851 - Liczba stron: 370
...stop, so as to form a perfect sentence at one or more places, before we arrive at the end. E. g. " We came to our journey's end — at last— with no...difficulty — after much fatigue — through deep roads—and bad weather." This is an instance of a very loose sentence; (for it is evident that this... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1853 - Liczba stron: 564
...of a stop, so as to form a perfect sentence, at one or more places before we arrive at the end. EG " We came to our journey's end — at last — with...fatigue — through deep roads— and bad weather." This is an instance of a very loose sentence ; (for it is evident that this kind of structure admits... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - Liczba stron: 196
...may be obviated either by varying the arrangement, or changing the connectives, or both. Thus:— ' We came to our journey's end | at last | with no small difficulty, | after much fatigue | through decp roads | and bad weather.' A simple change of arrangement would improve this : — ' At last, after... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1855 - Liczba stron: 560
...of a stop, so as to form a perfect sentence, at one or more places before we arrive at the end. EG " We came to our journey's end — at last — with...fatigue — through deep roads — and bad weather." This is an instance of a very loose sentence ; (for it is evident that this kind of structure admits... | |
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We came to our journey's end at last with no small difficulty, after much fatigue, through deep roads and bad weather. 
