 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
 | Salem Town - American literature - 1847 - 420 pages
...volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. 6. " The graces taught in schools, the courtly ornaments and studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the lives of their wives and children, and their country, hang on the decision of an hour. Then words have... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1848 - 300 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, out... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1848 - 514 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...genius itself then feels rebuked, and subdued, as in thn presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The... | |
 | Levi Carroll Judson - Conduct of life - 1848 - 364 pages
...volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in schools, the courtly ornaments and studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the lives of their wives and children, and their country, hang on the decision of an hour. Then, words... | |
 | Elias Lyman Magoon - Orators - 1849 - 514 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, out-running... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 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, outmnning... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 634 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...lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and then- country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then words have lost their power, rhetoric is vain,... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Readers - 1851 - 396 pages
...all, like 6 the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly orna7 ments, and studied contrivajjces of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of voleanic 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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 568 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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