Modern Eloquence, Volume 15Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh University Society, 1903 |
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Page 1750
... spirit was often compared to Demosthenes , seems to have arisen wholly from this earnestness , which made up for the want of almost every grace , both of manner and style . Guesses at Truth . ( It is Feeling and Speech . - Eloquence is ...
... spirit was often compared to Demosthenes , seems to have arisen wholly from this earnestness , which made up for the want of almost every grace , both of manner and style . Guesses at Truth . ( It is Feeling and Speech . - Eloquence is ...
Page 1752
... spirit , speak- ing on the tongue , beaming from the eye , informing every feature , and urging the whole man onward to his object- this , this is eloquence , rather it is something greater and higher than eloquence ; it is action ...
... spirit , speak- ing on the tongue , beaming from the eye , informing every feature , and urging the whole man onward to his object- this , this is eloquence , rather it is something greater and higher than eloquence ; it is action ...
Page 1766
... spirit of enterprise is not safe . The true American has never feared to run risks when the prize to be won was of sufficient value . No nation capable of self - government , and of developing by its own efforts a sane and orderly ...
... spirit of enterprise is not safe . The true American has never feared to run risks when the prize to be won was of sufficient value . No nation capable of self - government , and of developing by its own efforts a sane and orderly ...
Page 1767
... spirit at home if we are permanently to succeed , and just as little can we afford to show weak- ness abroad . Lawlessness and anarchy were put down in the Philippines as a prerequisite to inducing the reign of ADDRESS AT STATE FAIR OF ...
... spirit at home if we are permanently to succeed , and just as little can we afford to show weak- ness abroad . Lawlessness and anarchy were put down in the Philippines as a prerequisite to inducing the reign of ADDRESS AT STATE FAIR OF ...
Page 1769
... spirit of self - respect for ourselves and of good- will toward others ; in a spirit of love for and of infinite faith in mankind . We do not blindly refuse to face the evils that exist or the shortcomings inherent in humanity ; but ...
... spirit of self - respect for ourselves and of good- will toward others ; in a spirit of love for and of infinite faith in mankind . We do not blindly refuse to face the evils that exist or the shortcomings inherent in humanity ; but ...
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