Essays from Select British EloquenceSouthern Illinois University Press, 1963 - 359 pages |
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Page xxii
... style alone that Junius deserves to be studied . He shows great rhetorical skill in his mode of developing a subject . " Goodrich calls Junius an " orator . " " It is , therefore , only as an orator - for such he undoubtedly was in ...
... style alone that Junius deserves to be studied . He shows great rhetorical skill in his mode of developing a subject . " Goodrich calls Junius an " orator . " " It is , therefore , only as an orator - for such he undoubtedly was in ...
Page xli
... style for his “ orators , ” he notes that Junius's style , in fact , originates in his oral approach to his theme and audience . Goodrich then , in reviewing Junius , analyzes the nouns , verbs , adverbs , adjec- tives , the use of ...
... style for his “ orators , ” he notes that Junius's style , in fact , originates in his oral approach to his theme and audience . Goodrich then , in reviewing Junius , analyzes the nouns , verbs , adverbs , adjec- tives , the use of ...
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... style . But his incessant effort to be strong made him sometimes unnatural . He seems to be continually straining after effect . He wanted that calm- ness and self - possession which mark the highest order of minds , and show their ...
... style . But his incessant effort to be strong made him sometimes unnatural . He seems to be continually straining after effect . He wanted that calm- ness and self - possession which mark the highest order of minds , and show their ...
Contents
SIR JOHN ELIOT | 3 |
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE | 19 |
LORD MANSFIELD | 69 |
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Essays from Select British Eloquence: Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address Chauncey Allen Goodrich No preview available - 2012 |
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