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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... never to touch . We then enter the bowers of ease , and repose in the shades of security . There the heart softens and vigilance subsides ; we are then willing to enquire whether another advance cannot be made , and whether we may not ...
... never to touch . We then enter the bowers of ease , and repose in the shades of security . There the heart softens and vigilance subsides ; we are then willing to enquire whether another advance cannot be made , and whether we may not ...
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... never hopeless , nor sincere endeavours ever unassisted ; that the wan- derer may at length return after all his errors ; and that he who implores strength and courage from above , shall find danger and difficulty give way be- fore him ...
... never hopeless , nor sincere endeavours ever unassisted ; that the wan- derer may at length return after all his errors ; and that he who implores strength and courage from above , shall find danger and difficulty give way be- fore him ...
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... never be idle . Nature does not so direct . On the stage where the action is more di- versified , and where a greater profusion of gesture is allowable than in Oratory , we find that the most cel- ebrated actors and actresses do not ...
... never be idle . Nature does not so direct . On the stage where the action is more di- versified , and where a greater profusion of gesture is allowable than in Oratory , we find that the most cel- ebrated actors and actresses do not ...
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... never precede nor follow them . But it must be observed , that this is only a general rule . When it is applied to the calmer parts of a discourse , it will be found nearly correct . But if the speaker be warmed or excited , some ...
... never precede nor follow them . But it must be observed , that this is only a general rule . When it is applied to the calmer parts of a discourse , it will be found nearly correct . But if the speaker be warmed or excited , some ...
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... never keeps ; to the consulter , who asks advice which he never takes ; to the boaster , who blusters only to be praised ; to the complainer , who whines only to be pitied ; to the pro- jector , whose happiness is to entertain his ...
... never keeps ; to the consulter , who asks advice which he never takes ; to the boaster , who blusters only to be praised ; to the complainer , who whines only to be pitied ; to the pro- jector , whose happiness is to entertain his ...
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