Forensic Eloquence: A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Oratory as Exemplified in Great Speeches of Famous Orators; a Manual for Teachers, Students and Public Speakers and for Use in High Schools and CollegesS. Carson Company, 1891 - 260 pages |
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... ment of the people , or assemblies composed of indi- viduals who represent them . Where the govern- ment is arbitrary , where it is regulated by the will of one person who speaks by his interested agents , 12 FORENSIC ELOQUENCE .
... ment of the people , or assemblies composed of indi- viduals who represent them . Where the govern- ment is arbitrary , where it is regulated by the will of one person who speaks by his interested agents , 12 FORENSIC ELOQUENCE .
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... effort at humor , no straining after effect , no heaping up of ornament . He possessed the judg- ment to see the weak points of his adversary , the skill to plant his batteries in commanding positions , and 24 FORENSIC ELOQUENCE .
... effort at humor , no straining after effect , no heaping up of ornament . He possessed the judg- ment to see the weak points of his adversary , the skill to plant his batteries in commanding positions , and 24 FORENSIC ELOQUENCE .
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... matters present and to come . For instance , in the Web- ster - Hayne debate , Mr. Hayne likened the treat- ment of the West by the people of the East to that of the colonies by Great Britain . Mr. Web- FORENSIC ELOQUENCE . 45.
... matters present and to come . For instance , in the Web- ster - Hayne debate , Mr. Hayne likened the treat- ment of the West by the people of the East to that of the colonies by Great Britain . Mr. Web- FORENSIC ELOQUENCE . 45.
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... ment of knowledge , keeping in view , of course , that there are some subjects more closely related to the speaker's vocation than others . To the lawyer , a knowledge of jurisprudence is particularly essen- tial , that is ...
... ment of knowledge , keeping in view , of course , that there are some subjects more closely related to the speaker's vocation than others . To the lawyer , a knowledge of jurisprudence is particularly essen- tial , that is ...
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... ment ( even including the whole amount of what was laid out for the army ) the latter must be allowed to be very inconsiderable and there must be a constant drain of money from the West to pay for public lands . It might be said that ...
... ment ( even including the whole amount of what was laid out for the army ) the latter must be allowed to be very inconsiderable and there must be a constant drain of money from the West to pay for public lands . It might be said that ...
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Page 204 - Liberty first and Union afterwards, but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable...
Page 78 - Of these the false Achitophel was first: A name to all succeeding ages cursed. For close designs, and crooked counsels fit; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit: Restless, unfixed in principles and place; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace. A fiery soul, which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay: And o'er informed the tenement of clay.
Page 138 - President, when the mariner has been tossed, for many days, in thick weather, and on an unknown sea, he naturally avails himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course.
Page 117 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Page 203 - I have not allowed myself, Sir, to look beyond the union, To see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
Page 79 - Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy...
Page 102 - Do you imagine then, that it is the land tax act which raises your revenue? that it is the annual vote in the committee of supply which gives you your army? or that it is the mutiny bill which inspires it with bravery and discipline? No ! surely no ! It is the love of the people ; it is their attachment to their government, from the sense of the deep stake they have in such a glorious institution...
Page 203 - I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below; nor could I regard him as a safe...
Page 117 - He has visited all Europe,— not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or...
Page 208 - I impeach him in the name of the people of India, whose laws, rights and liberties he has subverted; whose properties he has destroyed; whose country he has laid waste and desolate. I impeach him in the name and by virtue of those eternal laws of justice which he has violated. I impeach him in the name of human nature itself, which he has cruelly outraged, injured and oppressed, in both sexes, in every age, rank, situation, and condition of life.