 For certainly it is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them •, and in the plainest possible words, or his reader will certainly misunderstand them....  The Medical World - Page 111915Full view - About this book
 | 1909 - 540 pages
...discipline for an author to feel that he must 'say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest possible words, or his readers will certainly misunderstand them. Generally, also, a downright fact may be told in a plain... | |
 | Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert - 1912 - 702 pages
...FOR AN AUTHOR TO FEEL THAT HE MUST SAY ALL THAT HE HAS TO SAY IN THE FEWEST POSSIBLE WORDS, OR HIS READER IS SURE TO SKIP THEM ; AND IN THE PLAINEST...TOLD IN A PLAIN WAY ; AND WE WANT DOWNRIGHT FACTS AT THE PRESENT MORE THAN ANY THING ELSE. — JOHN RUSKIN. PREFACE. IN making this collection of brief... | |
 | Nellie Elfa Turner - 1915 - 540 pages
...discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible...told in a plain way; and we want downright facts at the present more than anything else. JOHN RUSKIN. shouldered country lad, and she sang inspiration... | |
 | Nellie Elfa Turner - 1915 - 536 pages
...discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest...words, or his reader will certainly misunderstand them. 2 Generally, also, a downright fact may be told in a plain way ; and we want downright facts at the... | |
 | Thomas Ernest Rankin - 1917 - 300 pages
...discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible...or his reader will certainly misunderstand them." In that are the two principles of apt and telling diction; the fewest possible words to adequate expression,... | |
 | Richard H. Mulliner - 1920 - 396 pages
...Every fact that is learned becomes a key to other facts. — EL Youmans. Generally, down-right facts may be told in a plain way; and we want down-right facts at the present, more than anything else. — Ruskin. One fact is better than one hundred analogies. FALLING... | |
 | 1897 - 330 pages
...diacipline (or an author to (eel that he mutt say all he hu to uy in the (ewtst ]>oMible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest...certainly misunderstand them. Generally, also, a downright (act may be told in a plain way ; and we want downright (acts at present more than anything else.—... | |
 | 1897 - 468 pages
...the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest possible word*, or his reader will certainly misunderstand them. Generally,...may be told In a plain way ; and we want downright fact* at present more than anything else.— RC8EIX. PREVENTIVE HEDICINE IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.*... | |
 | 1897 - 370 pages
...discipline (or an author to feel that he must Buy all he hai to say In the fi-wmt possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest possible words, or hi§ reader will certainly misunderstand them. Generally, also, a downright tact may be told In a plain... | |
 | 1876 - 420 pages
...to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possib'e words, or his reader is MUC to skip them ; and in the plainest possible words,...Generally, also, a downright fact may be told in a plain w^y ; and we want downright facts at present more than any tiling else. — RUSKIN. (Sommimicaftons.... | |
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