The American Orator's Own Book: Or, The Art of Extemporaneous Public Speaking, Including a Course of Discipline for Obtaining the Faculties of Discrimination, Arrangement and Oral Discussion; with a Debate, as an Exercise in Argumentative Declamation; and Numerous Selections for PracticeJ. Kay, 1836 - 328 sider |
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Side viii
... lead the mind , by cautious gradation , from the habits of definition , to the investigation of com- plex proposition . In every stage the principle is put into practice upon such subjects as form the inquiries of life . And although ...
... lead the mind , by cautious gradation , from the habits of definition , to the investigation of com- plex proposition . In every stage the principle is put into practice upon such subjects as form the inquiries of life . And although ...
Side 3
... lead to another by regular connection . Lastly , he must have such com- mand of language , as will prevent , not only hesi- tation , but the use of an inelegant phrase ; and will preserve his sentences in strict modulation . And though ...
... lead to another by regular connection . Lastly , he must have such com- mand of language , as will prevent , not only hesi- tation , but the use of an inelegant phrase ; and will preserve his sentences in strict modulation . And though ...
Side 68
... leads . In the following examples , the moral of each fable or anecdote is added separately . The student will take to distinguish the principal nouns and verbs , according to Rule 5 , so that he may be enabled to repeat the substance ...
... leads . In the following examples , the moral of each fable or anecdote is added separately . The student will take to distinguish the principal nouns and verbs , according to Rule 5 , so that he may be enabled to repeat the substance ...
Side 94
... lead us into the path of true bliss . But in this dark and bewildered state , the aspiring tendency of our nature unfortunately takes an opposite direction , and feeds a very , misplaced ambition . The flattering appear- ances which ...
... lead us into the path of true bliss . But in this dark and bewildered state , the aspiring tendency of our nature unfortunately takes an opposite direction , and feeds a very , misplaced ambition . The flattering appear- ances which ...
Side 103
... lead the mind into the habit of dis- criminating important and essential arguments , from those which are subordinate ; and thus of perceiving , by exercise upon the productions of others , how it may arrange and remember its own ...
... lead the mind into the habit of dis- criminating important and essential arguments , from those which are subordinate ; and thus of perceiving , by exercise upon the productions of others , how it may arrange and remember its own ...
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Populære avsnitt
Side 205 - If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, — but there is no peace.
Side 213 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet But hark! - that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before! Arm! Arm! it is - it is - the cannon's opening roar!
Side 325 - When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony and shroud and pall And breathless darkness and the narrow house...
Side 183 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased ; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And, with some sweet, oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct.
Side 214 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms, — the day Battle's...
Side 218 - They fought like brave men, long and well; They piled that ground with Moslem slain; They conquered; but Bozzaris fell, Bleeding at every vein. His few surviving comrades saw His smile when rang their proud hurrah, And the red field was won, Then saw in death his eyelids close, Calmly as to a night's repose— Like flowers at set of sun.
Side 217 - At midnight, in his guarded tent, The Turk was dreaming of the hour "When Greece, her knee in suppliance bent, Should tremble at his power ; In dreams, through camp and court, he bore The trophies of a conqueror...
Side 326 - Or lose thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound Save his own dashings — yet the dead are there ! And millions in those solitudes, since first The flight of years began, have laid them down In their last sleep — the dead reign there alone.
Side 218 - But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word, And in its hollow tones are heard The thanks of millions yet to be.
Side 221 - I call upon the honour of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country.