 The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments and studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words have...  American Quarterly Review - Page 611827Full view - About this book
 | 1827 - 684 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1826 - 74 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pages
...or the bursting forth of vokanic fir^s, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taugiit in the schools, the costly ornaments, and studied...contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own live?, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang ou the decision of the... | |
 | 1827 - 564 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1827 - 362 pages
...the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in schools the costly ornaments, and studied contrivances...rebuked and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then patriotism is eloquent, then self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning... | |
 | George Merriam - 1828 - 282 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pages
...exercise ambition. Outbreakings, bursting forth, sudden gush ; from out and break. of volcanic fires with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conceptions, outrunning... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...hour. Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric ia vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked, and subdued,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pages
...all, like the outbreaking of 15 a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces...when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, 20 their children, and their country hang on the decision of the hour. Then words have lost their power,... | |
 | 1827 - 684 pages
...at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments,and studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the... | |
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