...fact." " Every thing that captivates will at length disgust ; therefore popularity cannot live." " Style is only the frame to hold our thoughts. It is...not think of the frame, but have the most light." To a young preacher he said, " Never try to do what you know YOU cannot do ; never try to be what you...

...declined. " Every thing that captivates will at length disgust ; therefore popularity cannot live. "Style is only the frame to hold our thoughts. It...may not think of the frame, but have the most light. " When we suffer in the presence of a multitude, our natural pride makes us bear the suffering with...

...ground." " Every thing that captivates will at length disgust; therefore popularity cannot live." " Style is only the frame to hold our thoughts. It is...not think of the frame, but have the most light." To a young preacher he said, " Never try to do what you know you cannot do; never try to be what you...

...Perspicuity of style is superior to ornament; strength, to taste ; and terseness, to fluency. Em. Style is the frame to hold our thoughts. It is like the sash...may not think of the frame, but have the most light. Ib. So construct your sentences, as to bring out your principal meaning as early as possible. This...

...them ; so far from such a malevolent end, it is learning to bear and live easily with them. STYLE. — Style is only the frame to hold our thoughts. It is like the sash of a window, if heavy, it will obscure the light. The object is to have as little sash as will hold the light, that...

...without richness or ornament. His own theory on the subject is expressed in one of his aphorisms, — "Style is only the frame to hold our thoughts. It...not think of the frame, but have the most light." This is true in some respecta, though genuine ornament is part of the substance, aud when the sash...

...without richness or ornament. His own theory on the subject is expressed in one of his aphorisms, — "Style is only the frame to hold our thoughts. It...obscure the light. The object is to have as little snsh as will hold the lights, that we may not think of the frame, but have the most light." This is...

...into the hearts of the audience, but afforded clear passage for the truth. His own comparison is, " Style is only the frame to hold our thoughts. It is...may not think of the frame but have the most light." His system of rhetoric was compressed into two brief rules: " First, have something to say; second,...

...withont richness or ornament. Hie own theory on the subject is expressed in one of his aphorisms, — "Style is only the frame to hold our thoughts. It is like the sash of a window ; a heavy sash will obscuro the light. The object is to have as little sash as will hold the lights, that we may not think...

...repetitions, conveyed in long and intricate periods. He clouds his meaning by his gorgeous rhetoric: never content with illustrating his sentiment by an adapted...the sash of a window ; a heavy sash will obscure the lijlit. The object is to have as little sash as will hold the lights, that we may not think of the...