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It is his shrewdness, his conciseness, his ever-present humour, his frequent irony, and his short, homely line effective as the play of the short Roman sword which strikes the reader most. In the "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" by far the ripest thing he has done he seems to be writing the easiest, most idiomatic prose, but it is poetry all the while.
When the mutiny bill was sent up to the house of lords, a long debate arose upon the number of troops voted for the ensuing year. Lord Carteret explained the situation of affairs, in almost every nation of Europe, with great conciseness and precision. He demonstrated the improbability of a rupture between Great Britain and any power against which a land army could be of any service.
"Sancho Panza's proverbs," said the duchess, "though more in number than the Greek Commander's, are not therefore less to be esteemed for the conciseness of the maxims. For my own part, I can say they give me more pleasure than others that may be better brought in and more seasonably introduced."
That road's mighty bad." John equipped himself, and, with a lantern in hand, was soon seen guiding the senator's carriage towards a road that ran down in a hollow, back of his dwelling. When they parted, the senator put into his hand a ten-dollar bill. "It's for her," he said, briefly. "Ay, ay," said John, with equal conciseness. They shook hands, and parted. The Property Is Carried Off
Tennyson's familiar lines represent the typically modern outlook with the utmost accuracy and conciseness: God is Law, say the wise; O soul, and let us rejoice For if He thunder by law, the thunder is yet His Voice.
A torrent of words rushed to her lips, at least her appearance was that she was on the point of denouncing me most bitterly; but I raised a hand and interrupted her, bending slightly forward, and speaking with sharp decision, although coolly, and with studied conciseness of expression. "No," I said. "If I should become a nihilist, it would be to protect the emperor, not to betray your friends."
The tone of the "Gesta Penguinorum" never departs from simplicity. The narration is rapid and of a conciseness that sometimes approaches dryness. The reflections are rare and, as a rule, judicious.
It was far easier to be active than passive during this process of 'swearing eternal friendship, and Molly willingly kissed the sweet pale face held up to her. 'I meant to have gone and fetched you myself; but the heat oppresses me, and I did not feel up to the exertion. I hope you had a pleasant drive? 'Very, said Molly, with shy conciseness.
Every considerable man in Bivouac soon had his social station assigned him, the whole community being divided into classes of "hundred-thousand-dollar monikins" "fifty-thousand-dollar monikins" "twenty-thousand-dollar monikins." Great conciseness in language was a consequence of this state of feeling. The old questions of "is he honest?" "is he capable?" "is he enlightened?" "is he wise?"
Wordsworth had said like a recluse, Lord Byron said like a man of the world, with less profound feeling, but with more perspicuity, energy, and conciseness. We would refer our readers to the last two cantos of Childe Harold and to Manfred, in proof of these observations. Lord Byron, like Mr. Wordsworth, had nothing dramatic in his genius.
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