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... genius is the gift of God ; and where it is want- ing , its production is as much beyond the power of human art , as any other act of creation . This remark however , is not re- stricted to the work of the preacher , the secular orator ...
... genius is the gift of God ; and where it is want- ing , its production is as much beyond the power of human art , as any other act of creation . This remark however , is not re- stricted to the work of the preacher , the secular orator ...
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... genius ; and in the pulpit , from the superadded influence of a solemn persuasion of the truth , and a deep sense of eternal things . Any man , therefore , certainly , any preacher who shall hope to succeed in public speaking , by an ...
... genius ; and in the pulpit , from the superadded influence of a solemn persuasion of the truth , and a deep sense of eternal things . Any man , therefore , certainly , any preacher who shall hope to succeed in public speaking , by an ...
Side 13
... genius , who can learn nothing in the art of writing and speaking from the pre- cepts of Tully and Quinctilian , the example of eloquent men , and the diligent cultivation of his own powers . A THIRD general remark is , that the utility ...
... genius , who can learn nothing in the art of writing and speaking from the pre- cepts of Tully and Quinctilian , the example of eloquent men , and the diligent cultivation of his own powers . A THIRD general remark is , that the utility ...
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... genius and eloquence were called into action ; the feebleness of his voice , and his ex- cessive diffidence , prevented his speaking in the popular assem- blies . His writings were much admired in his own time ; though the best critics ...
... genius and eloquence were called into action ; the feebleness of his voice , and his ex- cessive diffidence , prevented his speaking in the popular assem- blies . His writings were much admired in his own time ; though the best critics ...
Side 23
... genius , by which his country had astonished the world , was almost extinct . The lightning and thunder of Demosthenes , was succeeded by af- fected glitter of ornament , by feeble , puerile , cold declama- tion . About two hundred and ...
... genius , by which his country had astonished the world , was almost extinct . The lightning and thunder of Demosthenes , was succeeded by af- fected glitter of ornament , by feeble , puerile , cold declama- tion . About two hundred and ...
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Side 174 - Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob.
Side 161 - Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou ? whom seekest thou ? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni ; which is to sa.y. Master.
Side 169 - And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
Side 173 - The addition of his empire, how it show'd In prospect from his throne, how good, how fair, Answering his great idea. Up he rode, Follow'd with acclamation, and the sound Symphonious of ten thousand harps, that tuned Angelic harmonies: the earth, the air Resounded, (thou remember'st, for thou heard'st,) The heavens and all the constellations rung, The planets in their station listening stood, While the bright pomp ascended jubilant. Open, ye everlasting gates!
Side 174 - Sing, O heavens ; and be joyful, O earth ; and break forth into singing, O mountains : for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
Side 157 - Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Side 174 - For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Side 174 - WHEN Israel went out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language ; Judah was his sanctuary, And Israel his dominion.
Side 160 - ... others slowly and servilely creeping in his train, while the poet himself is all the time proceeding with an unaffected and equal majesty before them. However, of the two extremes one...
Side 117 - The great pest of speech is frequency of translation. No book was ever turned from one language into another, without imparting something of its native idiom...