 The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments and studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words have...  American Quarterly Review - Page 611827Full view - About this book
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. 3. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments and studied contrivances of speech, shock ami disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, tlu?ir children, and their country,... | |
 | Law - 1834 - 614 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1834 - 238 pages
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanick fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. 4. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments...and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. 5. Then, words have lost their power, rhetorick is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1835 - 610 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting force of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...feels rebuked and subdued as in the presence of higher qualities. Then patriotism is eloquent. Then self-devotion is eloquent : the clear conception, outrunning... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1835 - 1166 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their pwn lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1835 - 314 pages
...graces taught in the schools, the costly ornament* and studied contrivances of speech, shock ailfl disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of...wives, their children, and their country, hang on Uie decision of the hour. Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric^ is vain, and all elaborate'... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 278 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, selfdevotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 552 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 550 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning... | |
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