The Debater: a New Theory of the Art of Speaking: Being a Series of Complete Debates, Outlines of Debates, and Questions for Discussion with References to the Best Sources of InformationLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846 - 294 страница |
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... called " Elocution " in our schools , how rarely do we meet with even one who can express himself with tolerable clearness and propriety ! The cause of this is plain : they have not been taught to think ; and therefore , when thought is ...
... called " Elocution " in our schools , how rarely do we meet with even one who can express himself with tolerable clearness and propriety ! The cause of this is plain : they have not been taught to think ; and therefore , when thought is ...
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... called upon to say - Which is of the greatest be- nefit to his country- the Warrior , the States- or the Poet ? The Warrior is the man who directs the physical strength of his nation the man who fights its battles , repulses its in ...
... called upon to say - Which is of the greatest be- nefit to his country- the Warrior , the States- or the Poet ? The Warrior is the man who directs the physical strength of his nation the man who fights its battles , repulses its in ...
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... him wherever he may be ! I speak of the soldier by trade the soldier of enterprise and conquest- the soldier who fights for hire or plunder . I called - him a melancholy sight ; and so indeed he is THE POET , STATESMAN , AND WARRIOR . 11.
... him wherever he may be ! I speak of the soldier by trade the soldier of enterprise and conquest- the soldier who fights for hire or plunder . I called - him a melancholy sight ; and so indeed he is THE POET , STATESMAN , AND WARRIOR . 11.
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... called upon to fill is the domestic one . To rule and to command is the sphere of man . He is here to govern and to guide . Now the exercise of authority requires greater mental power than the duties of the other sex demand ; and I ...
... called upon to fill is the domestic one . To rule and to command is the sphere of man . He is here to govern and to guide . Now the exercise of authority requires greater mental power than the duties of the other sex demand ; and I ...
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... called this a question of difference , not of amount , of intellect , put the question to my thinking in its proper light . I quite agree with the opener of the debate , that in mere mental power in mere clearness , force , and ...
... called this a question of difference , not of amount , of intellect , put the question to my thinking in its proper light . I quite agree with the opener of the debate , that in mere mental power in mere clearness , force , and ...
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