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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... improbable , or inadequate ; so that there is scarcely any resemblance
between the method in which they are accomplished by the dexterity of fiction ,
and that in which The same things must be attempted in the actual economy of
the world .
... improbable , or inadequate ; so that there is scarcely any resemblance
between the method in which they are accomplished by the dexterity of fiction ,
and that in which The same things must be attempted in the actual economy of
the world .
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I think myself happy , king . Agrippa , because I shall answer for myself this day
before thee , touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews ;
especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which
are among ...
I think myself happy , king . Agrippa , because I shall answer for myself this day
before thee , touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews ;
especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which
are among ...
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And he said , “ I am Jesus , whom thou persecutest ; but arise and stand upon thy
feet ; for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose , to make thee á minister ,
and a witness both of these things thou hast seen , and of those things in the
which ...
And he said , “ I am Jesus , whom thou persecutest ; but arise and stand upon thy
feet ; for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose , to make thee á minister ,
and a witness both of these things thou hast seen , and of those things in the
which ...
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In the great majority of things , habit is . a greater plague than ever afflicted Egypt
: in religious character , it is a grand felicity . The devout man exults in the
indications of his being fixed and irretrievable . He feels this confirmed habit as
the ...
In the great majority of things , habit is . a greater plague than ever afflicted Egypt
: in religious character , it is a grand felicity . The devout man exults in the
indications of his being fixed and irretrievable . He feels this confirmed habit as
the ...
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He humbled himself and became obedient unto death , even the death of the
cross ; wherefore God also hath highly exalted him , and given him a name which
is above every name ; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow , of
things ...
He humbled himself and became obedient unto death , even the death of the
cross ; wherefore God also hath highly exalted him , and given him a name which
is above every name ; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow , of
things ...
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Страница 286 - 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.
Страница 365 - 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...
Страница 356 - 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.
Страница 245 - 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.
Страница 118 - 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...
Страница 369 - 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.
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.
Страница 372 - 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.
Страница 364 - I had a friend that lov'd her, I should but teach him how to tell my story, And that would woo her.
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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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