Channon, Henry (1987). Rhodes James, R. (ed.). Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. First voice: "We must quit Iraq immediately. "Second voice: "No, we can't quit now - we must set a timetable for quitting." Third voice: "No, a timetable would make quitting even more dangerous - there must be no mention of timetables. We must build the democratic institutions of Iraq and only then quit."

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covering everything from the repetition of sounds to the repetition of larger ideas and arguments. So it’s not a paradox to say that your repetition can be various. Repeat, but do not be repetitive. a b c d "Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016 . Retrieved 11 May 2013. be not afraid. The figures — all the different twists of language that rhetoric describes — are sometimes called the flowers of rhetoric. Think of these words as the botanical names for those flowers,

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First, consider the three R’s — repetition, repetition and repetition. Richard A. Lanham’s authoritative “A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms” lists no fewer than 36 figures of repetition Some years ago, when writing a gardening article for an achingly right-on newspaper, I used the expression ‘other men’s flowers’. I cannot now remember in what context but I have not forgotten the sub-editor changing the phrase to ‘other people’s flowers’. I had fool­ishly imagined that, even if my readers did not know Montaigne – ‘I have gathered a posie of other men’s flowers and nothing but the thread that binds them is my own’ – they would at least recognize the play on the title of one of the great poetry anthologies of the twentieth century. Some hope. A competent reader often discovers in other men’s writings other perfections than the author himself either intended or perceived, a richer sense and more quaint expression. Portrait of Michel de Montaigne by Salvador Dalí, 1947 After the ' war to end war', they seem to have been pretty successful in Paris at making the 'Peace to end Peace. '" [99] (commenting on the treaties ending the First World War; this quotation was the basis for the title of David Fromkin's A Peace to End All Peace, New York: Henry Holt, (1989) ISBN 0-8050-6884-8) You can also become a spontaneous supporter with a one-time donation in any amount: GIVE NOW BITCOIN DONATIONHardcover. Condition: Good. Previous owners inscription and stamp on front end paper. Light foxing to end papers. Photograph available on request. Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? We would like to hear from you. Montaigne on “Curation,” the Illusion of Originality, and How We Form Our Opinions – The Marginalian I have gathered a posy of other men’s flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own.

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Wavell once again had the misfortune of being placed in charge of an undermanned theatre which became a war zone when the Japanese declared war on the United Kingdom in December 1941. He was made Commander-in-Chief of ABDACOM (American-British-Dutch-Australian Command). [54] Heathcote, Tony (1999). The British Field Marshals 1736–1997. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 0-85052-696-5. June 1948 Maj. Harry Alexander Gordon MC (d. 19 June 1965), 2nd son of Cdr. Alastair Gordon DSO RN.

In April 1938 Wavell became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Southern Command in the UK. [43] In July 1939, he was named as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Middle East Command with the local rank of full general. [44] Subsequently, on 15 February 1940, to reflect the broadening of his oversight responsibilities to include East Africa, Greece and the Balkans, his title was changed to Commander-in-Chief Middle East. [45] Second World War military commands [ edit ] Middle East Command (incl. North and East Africa) [ edit ] Wavell is buried in the old mediaeval cloister at Winchester College, next to the Chantry Chapel. His tombstone simply bears the inscription "Wavell". A plaque was placed in the north nave aisle of Winchester Cathedral to commemorate both Wavell and his son. [75] St Andrew's Garrison Church, Aldershot, an Army church, contains a large wooden plaque dedicated to Lord Wavell. [76] Family [ edit ] Using classical techniques is not, in itself, a different approach to writing: it’s simply a way of thinking more consciously about what you’re doing. Terms such as antithesis, which is the technique The project has produced an exciting and innovative publication that intrinsically embodies the elegant but underused printing technique of letterpress ... that has allowed and encouraged many hitherto solely image-based artists an opportunity to operate within the realms of ‘copy writing’, providing them with a platform from which to sound off any phrase, slang discovery, polemical essay or related literary form ... the participants produced works that responded to the given brief of a letterpress printed text piece. (Quoted in Cooper, p.116.)