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 oldal |
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... interest and alli- ance , as Byzantium , Abydos , and Eubœa ? Was he not to cut off the best and most important re- sources of our enemies , and to supply those in which our country was defective ? -And all this you 52 A DISSERTATION ON.
... interest and alli- ance , as Byzantium , Abydos , and Eubœa ? Was he not to cut off the best and most important re- sources of our enemies , and to supply those in which our country was defective ? -And all this you 52 A DISSERTATION ON.
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... enemy awakens this passion , the coward flies . Aversion is expressed by two gestures ; first the hand held vertical , is retracted towards the face , the eyes and head are for a moment directed eagerly to- wards the object , and the ...
... enemy awakens this passion , the coward flies . Aversion is expressed by two gestures ; first the hand held vertical , is retracted towards the face , the eyes and head are for a moment directed eagerly to- wards the object , and the ...
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... enemies ; and , till thou hast gone on , and raised a swarm of wasps about thine ears , and art half stung to death by them , thou wilt never be convinced that it is so . I cannot suspect it in the man whom I esteem , that there is the ...
... enemies ; and , till thou hast gone on , and raised a swarm of wasps about thine ears , and art half stung to death by them , thou wilt never be convinced that it is so . I cannot suspect it in the man whom I esteem , that there is the ...
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... the depth of his frame . Now he glows with the love of the public ; now he flames with indigna- tion at its enemies ; then he will swell with disdain of its false , indolent , or interested friends ; anon 138 DIDACTIC PIECES .
... the depth of his frame . Now he glows with the love of the public ; now he flames with indigna- tion at its enemies ; then he will swell with disdain of its false , indolent , or interested friends ; anon 138 DIDACTIC PIECES .
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... every disadvantage ? Must she appear quite unadorned ? What chance can she then have , in competition with an enemy so much N better furnished with every necessary invitation and allurement ? Alas DIDACTIC PIECES . 145.
... every disadvantage ? Must she appear quite unadorned ? What chance can she then have , in competition with an enemy so much N better furnished with every necessary invitation and allurement ? Alas DIDACTIC PIECES . 145.
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286. oldal - 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.
365. oldal - 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...
356. oldal - 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.
245. oldal - 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.
118. oldal - 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...
369. oldal - 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.
364. oldal - 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...
358. oldal - 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.
372. oldal - 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.
364. oldal - I had a friend that lov'd her, I should but teach him how to tell my story, And that would woo her.