Modern Eloquence, Volume 12Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1903 |
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Page 427
... human view - point alone , the Son of Mary was the prince of speakers . He alone has delivered a perfect address - the Sermon on the Mount . The two other speeches that approach it are Paul's appeal to the Athe- nians on Mars Hill and ...
... human view - point alone , the Son of Mary was the prince of speakers . He alone has delivered a perfect address - the Sermon on the Mount . The two other speeches that approach it are Paul's appeal to the Athe- nians on Mars Hill and ...
Page 429
... human thought and feeling - in the whole melancholy his- tory of the race - where tears and grief , the hard seriousness of life and the terrible and speedy certainty of our common fate of suffering and of death , make somber the master ...
... human thought and feeling - in the whole melancholy his- tory of the race - where tears and grief , the hard seriousness of life and the terrible and speedy certainty of our common fate of suffering and of death , make somber the master ...
Page 432
... human happiness is the prob- lem of human life . " And from this striking sentence he went on to another equally moving , showing , of course , that happiness could not be secured by traveling any of the usual roads , but only the ...
... human happiness is the prob- lem of human life . " And from this striking sentence he went on to another equally moving , showing , of course , that happiness could not be secured by traveling any of the usual roads , but only the ...
Page 434
... human communication . The newspapers are a marvelous influence , but they are not everything and they do not supply everything . For example , it is commonly supposed that they absolutely and exclusively mould and control public opinion ...
... human communication . The newspapers are a marvelous influence , but they are not everything and they do not supply everything . For example , it is commonly supposed that they absolutely and exclusively mould and control public opinion ...
Page 437
... humanity . Emerson has pointed out that the great speaker - yes , and the great man — is he who best interprets the common feeling and tendency of the masses . The profoundest feeling among the masses , the most influential element in ...
... humanity . Emerson has pointed out that the great speaker - yes , and the great man — is he who best interprets the common feeling and tendency of the masses . The profoundest feeling among the masses , the most influential element in ...
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