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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... languages : there are the heroes of reli- gion , who for having turned many to righteousness , shine bright forever as the stars in the firmament : there are the angels powerful in strength ; there are the seraphims burning with love ...
... languages : there are the heroes of reli- gion , who for having turned many to righteousness , shine bright forever as the stars in the firmament : there are the angels powerful in strength ; there are the seraphims burning with love ...
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... language and tones can effect to influence the understanding and to win the affections depends on the power of the voice addressed to the ear . To understand and be able to manage the voice , must be a matter , there- fore of the ...
... language and tones can effect to influence the understanding and to win the affections depends on the power of the voice addressed to the ear . To understand and be able to manage the voice , must be a matter , there- fore of the ...
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... language of ideas however correctly deliv- ered , without the addition of this language of the pas- sions will prove cold and uninteresting , variety in the delivery is a most important point . 2d , As the difficulty of pitching the ...
... language of ideas however correctly deliv- ered , without the addition of this language of the pas- sions will prove cold and uninteresting , variety in the delivery is a most important point . 2d , As the difficulty of pitching the ...
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... language of nature in the strictest sense , and makes its way to the heart , without the utterance of a single sound . Ancient and modern orators are full of the power of action ; and action , as with the illustrious Grecian orator ...
... language of nature in the strictest sense , and makes its way to the heart , without the utterance of a single sound . Ancient and modern orators are full of the power of action ; and action , as with the illustrious Grecian orator ...
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... language : and a different mo- tion of it , resentment . To wring the hands , tear the hair , or strike the breast , are strong indications of sorrow . And he who claps his hand to his sword , throws us into a greater panic , than he ...
... language : and a different mo- tion of it , resentment . To wring the hands , tear the hair , or strike the breast , are strong indications of sorrow . And he who claps his hand to his sword , throws us into a greater panic , than he ...
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