In the long sentences of the president’s message, semicolons followed by yet or but separated clauses that balanced each side of an issue, reflecting Roosevelt’s characteristic on the one hand, on the other style of crediting antagonistic views.
Doris Kearns Goodwin
In the long sentences of the president’s message, semicolons followed by yet or but separated clauses that balanced each side of an issue, reflecting Roosevelt’s characteristic on the one hand, on the other style of crediting antagonistic views.