History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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Page 122
... Eloquence , " first pre- sented in Chicago in 1867 , Emerson carried his conception of the speak- er's relation to his listeners one stage further . Now he not only must select those qualities within his hearers he wants to communicate ...
... Eloquence , " first pre- sented in Chicago in 1867 , Emerson carried his conception of the speak- er's relation to his listeners one stage further . Now he not only must select those qualities within his hearers he wants to communicate ...
Page 123
... Eloquence a hundred times has turned the scale of war and peace at will.8 Society and Solitude , first delivered at ... Eloquence , as far as it is a fine art , is modified how much by the material organization of the orator , the tone ...
... Eloquence a hundred times has turned the scale of war and peace at will.8 Society and Solitude , first delivered at ... Eloquence , as far as it is a fine art , is modified how much by the material organization of the orator , the tone ...
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... eloquence , " he pleaded , " Let him use his eloquence for public justice in his duty as a lawyer , as the soldier uses his sword in his duty as a soldier ; and let him know that it is no part of a true soldier at the bar to brandish ...
... eloquence , " he pleaded , " Let him use his eloquence for public justice in his duty as a lawyer , as the soldier uses his sword in his duty as a soldier ; and let him know that it is no part of a true soldier at the bar to brandish ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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