Sentences, Words, Argument.
Composition.
Sentences (pp. 200-234).
Definition and Classification.
Principles of Structure. Unity. Mass. xxv Prominent Positions in a Sentence. Periodic Sentences. Loose Sentences. Coherence. Parallel Constructions. Connectives.
Words (pp. 235-256).
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. 128-150).
Kinds of Argument.
Order of Arguments.
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.