Living Orators in AmericaH. W. Derby & Company, 1849 - 462 páginas |
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... language of Milton in his " Moscova . " Says he : " The north parts of this country are so barren , that the inhabitants fetch their corn a thousand miles , and so cold in winter , that the very sap of their wood - fuel burning on the 2 ...
... language of Milton in his " Moscova . " Says he : " The north parts of this country are so barren , that the inhabitants fetch their corn a thousand miles , and so cold in winter , that the very sap of their wood - fuel burning on the 2 ...
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... language , will naturally be- come the most forcible and enduring orator . A firm and distinct outline is an invariable characteristic of all good composition , and he who can best command this , will be sure to express his ideas with ...
... language , will naturally be- come the most forcible and enduring orator . A firm and distinct outline is an invariable characteristic of all good composition , and he who can best command this , will be sure to express his ideas with ...
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... language in its philosophical elements and dextrous combinations , a de- partment of the noblest study , and source of the greatest power . Michael Angelo spent twelve years in dissect- ing , that he might worthily express the material ...
... language in its philosophical elements and dextrous combinations , a de- partment of the noblest study , and source of the greatest power . Michael Angelo spent twelve years in dissect- ing , that he might worthily express the material ...
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... language in his hands is the instrument , conviction is the work . No one can doubt the copiousness of his mental resources ; but he deals out his abundance with a steady and cautious hand , with that wise reserve which is not ambitious ...
... language in his hands is the instrument , conviction is the work . No one can doubt the copiousness of his mental resources ; but he deals out his abundance with a steady and cautious hand , with that wise reserve which is not ambitious ...
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... language endures , to subsist unimpaired in the creations of its native grandeur , " as the changeless sea , rolling the same in every age as now . " Observe that his imagination is something more powerful as well as more glorious ...
... language endures , to subsist unimpaired in the creations of its native grandeur , " as the changeless sea , rolling the same in every age as now . " Observe that his imagination is something more powerful as well as more glorious ...
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