As we remarked in an early paper of this series, the subjects for essays appointed in examinations are often given in the form of quotations from works which have been set for previous study. In such cases the quotation may be taken as a text to be ex...
As we remarked in an early paper of this series, the subjects for essays appointed in examinations are often given in the form of quotations from works which have been set for previous study. In such cases the quotation may be taken as a text to be expounded and illustrated, or as a thesis to be maintained. We have already included one subject of this kind in our specimen essays, taking for our text Bacon's saying, 'Writing maketh an exact man.