Modern Eloquence, Volume 15Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh University Society, 1903 |
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Page 1748
... reason may convince ; but to render popular cold and comfortless sophistry , unaided by these powers , is a hopeless attempt . 7. Hall . Use of Words . - Words borrowed of antiquity do lend a kind of majesty to style , and are not ...
... reason may convince ; but to render popular cold and comfortless sophistry , unaided by these powers , is a hopeless attempt . 7. Hall . Use of Words . - Words borrowed of antiquity do lend a kind of majesty to style , and are not ...
Page 1774
... reasons were , it happened late one afternoon that the doctor went to the church with him on some errand . They walked down the aisle together , their steps echoing in the vacant building , the little boy clasping the doctor's hand and ...
... reasons were , it happened late one afternoon that the doctor went to the church with him on some errand . They walked down the aisle together , their steps echoing in the vacant building , the little boy clasping the doctor's hand and ...
Page 1777
... reason for there being no talk of danger from them is that they are on the whole faithfully administered for the benefit of all , under wise laws which require frequent and full publication of their condition , and which prescribe ...
... reason for there being no talk of danger from them is that they are on the whole faithfully administered for the benefit of all , under wise laws which require frequent and full publication of their condition , and which prescribe ...
Page 1782
... reasons , but I am confident that in this instance the reasons exist . I am also aware that there will be difficulty in framing an amendment which will meet the objects of the case , and yet which will secure the necessary support . The ...
... reasons , but I am confident that in this instance the reasons exist . I am also aware that there will be difficulty in framing an amendment which will meet the objects of the case , and yet which will secure the necessary support . The ...
Page 1787
... reason , have introduced representatives from America into the Imperial Parliament , and preserved the thirteen Ameri- can colonies to the British crown . Is it fanciful to dwell for a moment on what might have happened ? The Reform ...
... reason , have introduced representatives from America into the Imperial Parliament , and preserved the thirteen Ameri- can colonies to the British crown . Is it fanciful to dwell for a moment on what might have happened ? The Reform ...
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