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 Seiten |
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... Lord Chatham Junius 216 Section 7. Cicero and Demosthenes compared Camb . 217 Section 8. Portraits of Mahomet and Jesus contrasted 218 Section 9. Eulogium on the Duke of Bedford Section 10. Character of a lowly Hero illustrated Section ...
... Lord Chatham Junius 216 Section 7. Cicero and Demosthenes compared Camb . 217 Section 8. Portraits of Mahomet and Jesus contrasted 218 Section 9. Eulogium on the Duke of Bedford Section 10. Character of a lowly Hero illustrated Section ...
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... coun- tenance expressive of the elevation of his subject . In the precepts , he should deliver himself with judge- ment and discretion ; and when he repeats the words and precepts , as recorded of our Lord himself , ORATORICAL 15 DELIVERY .
... coun- tenance expressive of the elevation of his subject . In the precepts , he should deliver himself with judge- ment and discretion ; and when he repeats the words and precepts , as recorded of our Lord himself , ORATORICAL 15 DELIVERY .
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... Lord himself , with more distinguished mildness , mingled with dignified authority . Such reading , would be a perpetual and luminous commentary on the Sacred Writings ; and would convey more solid information , than the most learned ...
... Lord himself , with more distinguished mildness , mingled with dignified authority . Such reading , would be a perpetual and luminous commentary on the Sacred Writings ; and would convey more solid information , than the most learned ...
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... Lord .. There is no enjoyment of property without gòv- ernment , no government without a magistrate ; no magistrate without obedience ; and no obédience , where every one acts as he pleases . What is there remaining of liberty , if ...
... Lord .. There is no enjoyment of property without gòv- ernment , no government without a magistrate ; no magistrate without obedience ; and no obédience , where every one acts as he pleases . What is there remaining of liberty , if ...
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... lord- I should be guiltier than my guiltiness , To think I can be undiscernable , When I perceive your power divine , Hath looked upon my passes ; then , good prince , No longer session hold upon my shame , But let my trial be my own ...
... lord- I should be guiltier than my guiltiness , To think I can be undiscernable , When I perceive your power divine , Hath looked upon my passes ; then , good prince , No longer session hold upon my shame , But let my trial be my own ...
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Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 364 - I had a friend that lov'd her, I should but teach him how to tell my story, And that would woo her.