 The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments and studied contrivances of speech shock and disgust men when their own lives and the fate of their wives, their children and their country hang on the decision of the hour. Then words have lost their...  The National Quarterly Review - Pàgina 2981862Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pàgines
...contrivances of speech, shock and dis* gust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, i their children, and their country, hang on the decision...rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Eveu genius itself then feels rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 pàgines
...studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | George Ticknor - 1831 - 56 pàgines
...studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on...then self-devotion is eloquent The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 pàgines
...contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their o»vn i;v«s, and the fate of their wives, tbeir children, and their country, hang on the decision...and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Tbeu, patriotism is eloquent ; then, selfdevotiou is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1831 - 248 pàgines
...studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on...elaborate oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then let-Is rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent;... | |
 | 1832 - 504 pàgines
...studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | 1832 - 478 pàgines
...studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on...then self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 pàgines
...studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pàgines
...studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on...decision of the hour. Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric1' is vain, and all elaborate' oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked,... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 pàgines
...contrivances of speech, shock ami disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, tlu?ir children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric'0 is vain, and all elaborate0 oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked,... | |
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