An Essay on Elocution: With Elucidatory Passages from Various Authorsauthor, 1828 - 298 من الصفحات |
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... the objections which upon deliberation seemed to oppose such a plan , especially when Dr. Blair is with him , an author who has done so much for the eloquence of the vii English language , and who must remain a source vi.
... the objections which upon deliberation seemed to oppose such a plan , especially when Dr. Blair is with him , an author who has done so much for the eloquence of the vii English language , and who must remain a source vi.
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... seemed bursting from his Thy numbers , Jealousy , to nought were fix'd ; Sad proof of thy distressful state : Of differing themes the veering song was mix'd : And , now it courted Love ; now , raving , call'd on Hate . With eyes uprais ...
... seemed bursting from his Thy numbers , Jealousy , to nought were fix'd ; Sad proof of thy distressful state : Of differing themes the veering song was mix'd : And , now it courted Love ; now , raving , call'd on Hate . With eyes uprais ...
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... seemed to address you with a confidence of a very different kind ; he seemed to expect a kind and respectful sympathy from you with the feelings of the castle , and the griefs of chided authority . Perhaps gentlemen he may know you ...
... seemed to address you with a confidence of a very different kind ; he seemed to expect a kind and respectful sympathy from you with the feelings of the castle , and the griefs of chided authority . Perhaps gentlemen he may know you ...
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... seemed to rive the body of the accused , and mark it for the grave , while his voice warned the devoted wretch of woe and death ; a death which no innocence can es- cape , no art elude , no force resist , no antidote pre- vent . There ...
... seemed to rive the body of the accused , and mark it for the grave , while his voice warned the devoted wretch of woe and death ; a death which no innocence can es- cape , no art elude , no force resist , no antidote pre- vent . There ...
الصفحة 118
... seemed to quiver or every lip , and gleam from every eye ! Richard H. Lee arose and supported Mr. Henry , with his usual spirit and elegance . But his melody was lost amidst the agitations of that ocean , which the master spirit of the ...
... seemed to quiver or every lip , and gleam from every eye ! Richard H. Lee arose and supported Mr. Henry , with his usual spirit and elegance . But his melody was lost amidst the agitations of that ocean , which the master spirit of the ...
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الصفحة 71 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am. except these bonds.
الصفحة 282 - Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts: not so thou; Unchangeable save to thy wild waves
الصفحة 63 - Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance : for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
الصفحة 62 - That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others ? do not even the publicans so ? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
الصفحة 113 - ... inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending — if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us ! They tell us, sir, that we are weak ; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.
الصفحة 44 - On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
الصفحة 43 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming ; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak, and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we ? art thou become like unto us ? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols : the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
الصفحة 131 - If, in the opinion •of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation ; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
الصفحة 34 - Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus: but use all gently: for in the very torrent, tempest, and (as I may say) whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness.
الصفحة 274 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms, — the day Battle's magnificently stern array...