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 страница |
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Can that God be benevolent , ” he cried , “ who thus wounds the soul , as from an
ambush , with unexpected sorrows , and crushes his creatures in a moment with
irremediable calamity ? Ye lying Imans , prate to us no more of the justice , of the
...
Can that God be benevolent , ” he cried , “ who thus wounds the soul , as from an
ambush , with unexpected sorrows , and crushes his creatures in a moment with
irremediable calamity ? Ye lying Imans , prate to us no more of the justice , of the
...
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I discern his inmost soul , I see it as only clad in some thin transparent vehicle . It
is all on fire . I wonder no longer at the effects of such eloquence : I only wonder
at their cause , Section XV . WOMEN POLISH AND IMPROVE SOCIETY .
I discern his inmost soul , I see it as only clad in some thin transparent vehicle . It
is all on fire . I wonder no longer at the effects of such eloquence : I only wonder
at their cause , Section XV . WOMEN POLISH AND IMPROVE SOCIETY .
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The horrid torches - the dismal shroud the coffin — the pall - the tolling bell - - the
subterranean abode - carcasses - worns - putrefaction - what will become of my
soul ? I am iguorant of its destiny - I am tumbling headlong into eternal night - my
...
The horrid torches - the dismal shroud the coffin — the pall - the tolling bell - - the
subterranean abode - carcasses - worns - putrefaction - what will become of my
soul ? I am iguorant of its destiny - I am tumbling headlong into eternal night - my
...
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The organs of the body , attuned to the exertions of the mind , through the kindred
organs of the hearers , instantaneously , and as it were with an electric spirit ,
vibrate those energies from soul to soul . Notwithstanding the di . versity of minds
...
The organs of the body , attuned to the exertions of the mind , through the kindred
organs of the hearers , instantaneously , and as it were with an electric spirit ,
vibrate those energies from soul to soul . Notwithstanding the di . versity of minds
...
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It is the ennobling quality of the soul : and if we have hitherto been elevated
above the ranks of surrounding creation , human nature owes its elevation to the
love of character . It is the love of character for which the poet has sung , the ...
It is the ennobling quality of the soul : and if we have hitherto been elevated
above the ranks of surrounding creation , human nature owes its elevation to the
love of character . It is the love of character for which the poet has sung , the ...
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Страница 364 - 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...
Страница 358 - 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.
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| Наслов | 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 ... |
| Аутор | Increase Cooke |
| Сакупио/ла | Increase Cooke |
| Издавач | Sidney's Press, for John Babcock & Son, New-Haven, and S. & W.R. Babcock, Charleston, S.C., 1819 |
| Оригинал из | Јавна библиотека града Њујорка |
| Дигитализовано | 30 мај 2007 |
| Дужина | 408 страница |
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