The American Orator's Own Book: Or, The Art of Extemporaneous Public Speaking, Including a Course of Discipline for Obtaining the Faculties of Discrimination, Arrangement and Oral Discussion; with a Debate, as an Exercise in Argumentative Declamation; and Numerous Selections for PracticeJ. Kay, 1836 - 328 σελίδες |
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... but also , to the genius , eloquence , and love of freedom and country which were so pre - eminently the characteristics of our oldest and greatest orator . CONTENTS . DEDICATION . PREFACE . INTRODUCTION .. PART I. X PREFACE .
... but also , to the genius , eloquence , and love of freedom and country which were so pre - eminently the characteristics of our oldest and greatest orator . CONTENTS . DEDICATION . PREFACE . INTRODUCTION .. PART I. X PREFACE .
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... genius of conception , accuracy of delineation , or brilliancy of colouring . The quickness with which he forms his conclusions , will generally be proportionate to the extent of his practice . The same principles of discrimi- nation ...
... genius of conception , accuracy of delineation , or brilliancy of colouring . The quickness with which he forms his conclusions , will generally be proportionate to the extent of his practice . The same principles of discrimi- nation ...
Σελίδα 20
... genius , and the matchless energy of his language , he was ill received by the people till he learned how to manage his weapons , - , -how to direct his thun- der , how to rouse or allay the passions at pleasure by the powers of ...
... genius , and the matchless energy of his language , he was ill received by the people till he learned how to manage his weapons , - , -how to direct his thun- der , how to rouse or allay the passions at pleasure by the powers of ...
Σελίδα 52
... genius fit , So vast is art , so narrow human wit ; Not only bounded to peculiar arts , But oft in those confined to single parts ; Like kings we lose the conquests gained before , By vain ambition still to make them more ; Each might ...
... genius fit , So vast is art , so narrow human wit ; Not only bounded to peculiar arts , But oft in those confined to single parts ; Like kings we lose the conquests gained before , By vain ambition still to make them more ; Each might ...
Σελίδα 72
... sense of the terms , Wilson was a man of genius ; his perceptions were quick , his impressions vi- vid ; a bright glow of feeling breathes through his compo- sitions . In the professed walks of poetry , his 72 ORATOR'S OWN BOOK .
... sense of the terms , Wilson was a man of genius ; his perceptions were quick , his impressions vi- vid ; a bright glow of feeling breathes through his compo- sitions . In the professed walks of poetry , his 72 ORATOR'S OWN BOOK .
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Σελίδα 205 - If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, — but there is no peace.
Σελίδα 213 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet But hark! - that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before! Arm! Arm! it is - it is - the cannon's opening roar!
Σελίδα 325 - When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony and shroud and pall And breathless darkness and the narrow house...
Σελίδα 183 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased ; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And, with some sweet, oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct.
Σελίδα 214 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms, — the day Battle's...
Σελίδα 218 - They fought like brave men, long and well; They piled that ground with Moslem slain; They conquered; but Bozzaris fell, Bleeding at every vein. His few surviving comrades saw His smile when rang their proud hurrah, And the red field was won, Then saw in death his eyelids close, Calmly as to a night's repose— Like flowers at set of sun.
Σελίδα 217 - At midnight, in his guarded tent, The Turk was dreaming of the hour "When Greece, her knee in suppliance bent, Should tremble at his power ; In dreams, through camp and court, he bore The trophies of a conqueror...
Σελίδα 326 - Or lose thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound Save his own dashings — yet the dead are there ! And millions in those solitudes, since first The flight of years began, have laid them down In their last sleep — the dead reign there alone.
Σελίδα 218 - But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word, And in its hollow tones are heard The thanks of millions yet to be.
Σελίδα 221 - I call upon the honour of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country.