PART II.-THE STRUCTURE OF PARAGRAPHS.

SECTION

77-81. The Paragraph and its Kinds,

CHAPTER I.

NARRATIVE PARAGRAPHS.

82, 83. Incidental and Historical Narration,

84. Example, "Funeral Ceremony at Rome,"

85. Example,

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Landing of the Spaniards on St Salvador,"

CHAPTER II.

DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS.

86. Description, its kinds and parts,

87. (1.) Individual Objects,

88. Example, "Craigmillar Castle,"

89, 90. (2.) Class Objects,

91. Example, "The Rifle,"

92. (3.) Abstract Qualities,

93. Example, "Honesty,"

CHAPTER III.

REFLECTIVE PARAGRAPHS.

94. Reflection, its kinds and parts,

95. Reflections suggested by an object,

96. (1.) Individuals-Example, "Holyrood Palace,"

97. (2.) Classes-Example, "The Telescope,"

98. (3.) Events and Qualities,

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99. Example I., " Magna Charta,"

100. Example II., "Hypocrisy,"

101. (4.) Characters,

102. Example, "Henry VIII.

CHAPTER IV.

SUMMARY, OR PRECIS WRITING.

103, 104. Summary-Abstract, Summary, and Index,

105. Directions for Summarising, &c.,

106. Example,

109-112. The Narrative Theme, its purpose and kinds,

113. Rules for Narration,

114. Directions for Scheme-making,

115. (1.) Incidental Themes-Model Scheme, "Paper

making,"

116. (2.) Biographical Themes-Model Scheme, "Frederic
the Great,"

117. (3.) Historical Themes-Model Scheme, "The Mas-
sacre of Glencoe,"

CHAPTER II.

DESCRIPTIVE THEMES.

118, 119. The Descriptive Theme, its purpose and kinds,
120. (1.) Individual Objects-Model Scheme, "The Tower
of London,"

121. (2.) Class Objects-Model Scheme, "The Camera
Obscura,'

122. (8.) Abstract Subjects-Model Scheme, "Division of

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Labour,"

CHAPTER III.

REFLECTIVE THEMES.

123. The Reflective Theme, its purpose and kinds,
124. Model Scheme, "Magna Charta,"

126-128. The Argumentative Theme, its purpose and parts

139. These parts restated,

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140. Model Scheme, "The Argument from Miracles,"

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156, 157. Two kinds of Measure, Regular and Irregular,

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183. Scriptural Subjects-Example, "Blind Bartimeus,"
184. With Reflection-Example, "Wisdom,"

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185. Fables in Verse-Example, "The Sheep-Dog and the

Wolf,"

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CHAPTER V.

TRANSLATIONS IN VERSE.

Ancient History, Biography, Mythology, &c.,
Modern History, Biography, Adventures, &c.,
Miscellaneous,

III. EXPLANATION OF TERMS,

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