Modern Eloquence, Volume 12Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1903 |
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Page 429
... true that Eschines spoke of Demosthenes ' delivery of his Oration on the Crown as having the ferocity of a wild beast . I do not see how that can be , however , because Demosthenes selected Isæus as his teacher because Isæus was ...
... true that Eschines spoke of Demosthenes ' delivery of his Oration on the Crown as having the ferocity of a wild beast . I do not see how that can be , however , because Demosthenes selected Isæus as his teacher because Isæus was ...
Page 430
... true in speech . There have only been two or three roarers in effective ora- tory - Mirabeau , by all accounts ; and Demosthenes , if Eschines is to be believed , which I think he is not to be in this particular . He was only excusing ...
... true in speech . There have only been two or three roarers in effective ora- tory - Mirabeau , by all accounts ; and Demosthenes , if Eschines is to be believed , which I think he is not to be in this particular . He was only excusing ...
Page 433
... true on the face of it , of course . In form , the sentences should be short ; in language , the words should be as largely as possible Anglo - Saxon . These are the words of the people you address ; therefore , they are most ...
... true on the face of it , of course . In form , the sentences should be short ; in language , the words should be as largely as possible Anglo - Saxon . These are the words of the people you address ; therefore , they are most ...
Page 435
... true way is to take the elements of the problem in hand , and , without consulting a book or an opinion , reason out from the very elements of the problem itself your solu- tion of it , and then prepare your speech . After this , read ...
... true way is to take the elements of the problem in hand , and , without consulting a book or an opinion , reason out from the very elements of the problem itself your solu- tion of it , and then prepare your speech . After this , read ...
Page 439
... 530 CHAMBERLAIN , JOSEPH The True Conception of Empire . ( Delivered in Lon- don , March 31 , 1897 ) . 536 Splendid Isolation . ( Delivered in London , Jan. 21 , 1896 ) . . 541 CHASE , SALMON PORTLAND The Kansas - Nebraska Bill .
... 530 CHAMBERLAIN , JOSEPH The True Conception of Empire . ( Delivered in Lon- don , March 31 , 1897 ) . 536 Splendid Isolation . ( Delivered in London , Jan. 21 , 1896 ) . . 541 CHASE , SALMON PORTLAND The Kansas - Nebraska Bill .
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