Thesaurus / perspicuous
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Bunyan he admired for his genius and perspicuous style rather than for his sentiments.
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME XIIIJOHN LORDMr. Hardy, in a very eloquent and perspicuous opening, stated the facts of the case.
YORKSHIRE ODDITIES, INCIDENTS AND STRANGE EVENTSS. BARING-GOULDThe sermon delivered was simple, perspicuous, and well calculated to fix the attention of the audience.
THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE COMMON, VOL. II (OF 2)TIMOTHY EASTThey seem to me to be perspicuous and intelligible in every part and in every sentence.
A REPORT OF THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE SECRET SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE CONVENTIONLUCIUS EUGENE CHITTENDENIn explaining and defending the doctrines and precepts of Christianity he was calm, perspicuous, and often very ingenious.
MEMORIALS OF THE INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRETHOMAS COLEMANIt is requisite that the language of an heroic poem should be both perspicuous and sublime.
ELEMENTARY GUIDE TO LITERARY CRITICISMF. V. N. PAINTERWarton also notices his "perspicuous and musical numbers," and "the harmony, strength, and dignity" of his verses.
EPHEMERA CRITICAJOHN CHURTON COLLINSOr else the same is effected by rendring those bodies opacous, which were before pellucid and perspicuous.
THE WORKS OF SIR THOMAS BROWNE (VOLUME 1 OF 3)THOMAS BROWNEFor, that continuity of parts is the cause of perspicuity, it is made perspicuous by two ways of experiment.
THE WORKS OF SIR THOMAS BROWNE (VOLUME 1 OF 3)THOMAS BROWNEThis is just what a Parliamentary report ought to be—calm, perspicuous, and decided.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 56, NUMBER 350, DECEMBER 1844VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO PERSPICUOUS
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