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Article #1173Re: Run on sentences
From: Dave Pipes x4552
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:14
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:14
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In article <380.2841.uupcb@synapse.org> ian.murray@synapse.org (Ian Murray) writes: >"When the last days were upon me,and the ugly trifles of existance began >to drive me to madness like the small drops of water that torturers let >fall ceaselesslyupon one spot of their victim's body, I loved the >irradiate refuge of sleep." > > Opening sentence of 'Ex Oblivione' by H.P.Lovecraft. > >Is this a run-on sentence or what??? > Or what, really. This a pretty short sentence for Lovecraft. I recall one that went on for more than one page (in a paperback). I think that it was from "The Strange Case of" someone with an old New England name. Still, he is a good writer...or is he? David Pipes Well, he *was* a good writer, anyway...
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Newsgroups: misc.writing Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!srg!spica!dpipes From: dpipes@spica.srg (Dave Pipes x4552) Subject: Re: Run on sentences Organization: just me Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 18:14:09 GMT Message-ID: <1992Nov23.181409.29089@srg.srg.af.mil> Followup-To: misc.writing References: <380.2841.uupcb@synapse.org> Sender: news@srg.srg.af.mil (Usenet news user) Lines: 18