The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 - Authors, English |
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... Letter Writers had . Arts of Correspondence absorbed so many thematic and structural elements of Complete Letter Writers that the term Letter Writer often appeared in their titles too . For instance , not content with listing the ...
... Letter Writers had . Arts of Correspondence absorbed so many thematic and structural elements of Complete Letter Writers that the term Letter Writer often appeared in their titles too . For instance , not content with listing the ...
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... letters would have been read. The use ofspace on the page was significant in early modern letters; the space between the salutation and the main body of the letter, and between that and the subscription, reflected deference towards the ...
... letters would have been read. The use ofspace on the page was significant in early modern letters; the space between the salutation and the main body of the letter, and between that and the subscription, reflected deference towards the ...
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... letter, but the concluding sentence surely made clear the expected response: 'stop it or else...'. Dareios' letter to Gadatas reveals one of the effects of proceeding by letter. Letters cannot execute actions, they can only give notice ...
... letter, but the concluding sentence surely made clear the expected response: 'stop it or else...'. Dareios' letter to Gadatas reveals one of the effects of proceeding by letter. Letters cannot execute actions, they can only give notice ...
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