 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 lost their...  The National Quarterly Review - Page 2981862Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1842 - 326 pages
...own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of an hour. Then words have lost their power, rhetoric is...then, selfdevotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the deduction of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...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...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | Samuel P. NEWMAN - English language - 1843 - 322 pages
...own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of an hour. Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric...genius itself then feels rebuked and subdued, as in the pres-^ ence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent; then, selfdevotion is eloquent. The... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...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. 5 . Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1844 - 900 pages
...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...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fats of their wives, 20 their children, and their country, hang on the decision...eloquent : then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear concep5 lion, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - American literature - 1844 - 444 pages
...studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even...eloquent : then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear concep5 tion, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless... | |
 | Great Britain - 1845 - 564 pages
...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...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, — the high purpose, — the firm resolve, — the dauntless spirit,... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 398 pages
...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...then, selfdevotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the deductions of logic, the hiuh purpose, of llrm resolve, the dauntless spirit, •peaking... | |
 | John Frost - Elocution - 1845 - 458 pages
...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...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
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