The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending a Diversity of Oratorical Specimens, of the Eloquence of Popular Assemblies, of the Bar, of the Pulpit, &c. Principally Intended for the Use of Schools and Academies. To which are Prefixed a Dissertation on Oratorical Delivery and the Outlines of GestureSidney's Press, for John Babcock & Son, New-Haven, and S. & W.R. Babcock, Charleston, S.C., 1819 - 408 стор. |
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... nature has endowed with great abilities , and who attempt perfection itself . For this object , long and laborious exertion must be made ; but the very effort will bring its adequate reward in every stage , and will carry the aspiring ...
... nature has endowed with great abilities , and who attempt perfection itself . For this object , long and laborious exertion must be made ; but the very effort will bring its adequate reward in every stage , and will carry the aspiring ...
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... nature , all that the hand of the Cre- ator has impressed of his own image , on the noblest creature with which we are acquainted ; all this ap- pears in the consummate speaker to the highest ad- vantage . And whosoever is proof against ...
... nature , all that the hand of the Cre- ator has impressed of his own image , on the noblest creature with which we are acquainted ; all this ap- pears in the consummate speaker to the highest ad- vantage . And whosoever is proof against ...
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... nature ! What a magnificent spectacle presented to the view of man ! What a supply contrived for his wants ! What a variety of objects set before him , to gratify his senses , to employ his understanding , to en- tertain his imagination ...
... nature ! What a magnificent spectacle presented to the view of man ! What a supply contrived for his wants ! What a variety of objects set before him , to gratify his senses , to employ his understanding , to en- tertain his imagination ...
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... nature and use of emphasis of force and emphasis of sense ; or , as they are sometimes called , inferior and superior emphasis . Emphasis of Force . Many persons mistake the love for the practice of virtue . Shall I reward his services ...
... nature and use of emphasis of force and emphasis of sense ; or , as they are sometimes called , inferior and superior emphasis . Emphasis of Force . Many persons mistake the love for the practice of virtue . Shall I reward his services ...
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... nature : consider yourselves , not only as sensitive , but as rat'ional beings ; not on- ly as rational , but soc'ial ; not only as social , but im- mortal . The descriptive part of this allegory is likewise very strong , and full of ...
... nature : consider yourselves , not only as sensitive , but as rat'ional beings ; not on- ly as rational , but soc'ial ; not only as social , but im- mortal . The descriptive part of this allegory is likewise very strong , and full of ...
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Сторінка 286 - The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought, and nourished up ; and it grew up together with him, and with his children : it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Сторінка 365 - Twilight gray had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for Beast and Bird, they to their grassy couch, these to their nests, were slunk, — all but the wakeful nightingale; she, all night long, her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased. Now...
Сторінка 356 - The NORTH, in an unrestrained intercourse with the SOUTH, protected by the equal laws of a common government, finds in the productions of the latter, great additional resources of maritime and commercial enterprise, and precious materials of manufacturing industry. The SOUTH, in the same intercourse benefiting by the agency of the NORTH, sees its agriculture grow, and its commerce expand.
Сторінка 245 - I send thee ; to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God ; that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified, by faith that is in me.
Сторінка 118 - To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience...
Сторінка 369 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Сторінка 364 - She'd come again, and with a greedy ear Devour up my discourse: which I, observing, Took once a pliant hour, and found good means To draw from her a prayer of earnest heart That. I would all my pilgrimage dilate...
Сторінка 358 - One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heart-burnings which spring from these misrepresentations: they tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection.
Сторінка 372 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest, who have learned to dance : 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
Сторінка 364 - I had a friend that lov'd her, I should but teach him how to tell my story, And that would woo her.