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 - 408페이지 |
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... less false than unworthy of a learned and independent people . An extreme attachment to every thing which bears the appearance of demonstration , may also , in part , account for the paucity of orators among us . Accurate reasoners ...
... less false than unworthy of a learned and independent people . An extreme attachment to every thing which bears the appearance of demonstration , may also , in part , account for the paucity of orators among us . Accurate reasoners ...
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... less separation of the parts of a sentence , and a conclu- sion of the whole , the peculiar inflexions of voice which ought to accompany these pauses , are equally necessary to the sense of the period , with the pauses - themselves ...
... less separation of the parts of a sentence , and a conclu- sion of the whole , the peculiar inflexions of voice which ought to accompany these pauses , are equally necessary to the sense of the period , with the pauses - themselves ...
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... less pains to be happy , than to appear sc . We judge of men , not from the merit which dis- tinguishes thém , but from the in'terest which governs ùs . As it is the characteristic of great wits , to say much in few words , so small ...
... less pains to be happy , than to appear sc . We judge of men , not from the merit which dis- tinguishes thém , but from the in'terest which governs ùs . As it is the characteristic of great wits , to say much in few words , so small ...
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... less . Joy has her tears , and transport has her death . Hope , like a cordial , innocent though strong , Man's heart at once inspirits and serenes . Emphasis of Sense . In the following examples , both parts of the anti- thesis are ...
... less . Joy has her tears , and transport has her death . Hope , like a cordial , innocent though strong , Man's heart at once inspirits and serenes . Emphasis of Sense . In the following examples , both parts of the anti- thesis are ...
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... less , it could not answer the purpose of salutary discipline . Unsatisfactory as it is , its pleasures are still too apt to corrupt our hearts . How fatal then must the consequences have been , had it yielded us more complete enjoyment ...
... less , it could not answer the purpose of salutary discipline . Unsatisfactory as it is , its pleasures are still too apt to corrupt our hearts . How fatal then must the consequences have been , had it yielded us more complete enjoyment ...
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286 페이지 - 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.
365 페이지 - 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...
356 페이지 - 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.
245 페이지 - 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.
118 페이지 - 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...
369 페이지 - 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.
364 페이지 - 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...
358 페이지 - 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.
372 페이지 - 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.
364 페이지 - I had a friend that lov'd her, I should but teach him how to tell my story, And that would woo her.