An Essay on Elocution: With Elucidatory Passages from Various Authorsauthor, 1828 - 298 Seiten |
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... thou the same free will and pow'r to stand ? Thou hadst : Whom hast thou then , or what , to ' accuse , speakers , in the most respectable circles in the three king- doms , yet I have had the mortification , to find few of my pupils ...
... thou the same free will and pow'r to stand ? Thou hadst : Whom hast thou then , or what , to ' accuse , speakers , in the most respectable circles in the three king- doms , yet I have had the mortification , to find few of my pupils ...
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... thou ; since against his thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues . Me miserable ! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath , and infinite despair ? Which way I fly is hell ; myself am hell ; And , in the lowest deep , a lower deep ...
... thou ; since against his thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues . Me miserable ! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath , and infinite despair ? Which way I fly is hell ; myself am hell ; And , in the lowest deep , a lower deep ...
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... thou , O Hope ! with eyes so fair , What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure , And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail . Still would her touch the strain prolong ; And from the rocks , the woods , the ...
... thou , O Hope ! with eyes so fair , What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure , And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail . Still would her touch the strain prolong ; And from the rocks , the woods , the ...
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... thou thy ancient lyre aside ? As in that lov'd Athenian bower You learn'd in all - commanding power , Thy mimic soul , O nymph endear'd , Can well recall what then it heard . Where is thy native simple heart , Devote to Virtue , Fancy ...
... thou thy ancient lyre aside ? As in that lov'd Athenian bower You learn'd in all - commanding power , Thy mimic soul , O nymph endear'd , Can well recall what then it heard . Where is thy native simple heart , Devote to Virtue , Fancy ...
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... thou not perceive that thy counsel are all discovered ? Thinkest thou that there are any of us ignorant of thy transactions the past night , the place of ren- dezvous , thy collected associates ? " By using such language as this , the ...
... thou not perceive that thy counsel are all discovered ? Thinkest thou that there are any of us ignorant of thy transactions the past night , the place of ren- dezvous , thy collected associates ? " By using such language as this , the ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
arch of Titus awful beautiful behold beneath blessings breath brow Caracalla cause character Christian Cicero dark dead dead rise death deep delight Demosthenes dread earth ELOCUTION eloquence eternal Father feel feet fire George Somers give glorious glory grace grave Greece hand happiness hath heard heart heaven honour hope human justice king liberty light living Lochiel look Lord LORD CHATHAM ment mercy mind mountain nation nature never night noble o'er object ocean passions patriotism peace pride raised religion Richard Henry Lee rising rocks Roman Roman Forum Rome ruin say unto scene seemed shore side sion soul sound speak spirit sublime sweet tears tempest temples thee THERMÆ thine things thou thought throne tion trembling vale VALE OF TEMPE Vespasian virtue voice wave whole wild wind wings youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 71 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am. except these bonds.
Seite 282 - Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts: not so thou; Unchangeable save to thy wild waves
Seite 63 - Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance : for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Seite 62 - That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others ? do not even the publicans so ? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Seite 113 - ... inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending — if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us ! They tell us, sir, that we are weak ; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.
Seite 44 - On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Seite 43 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming ; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak, and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we ? art thou become like unto us ? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols : the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Seite 131 - If, in the opinion •of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation ; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
Seite 34 - Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus: but use all gently: for in the very torrent, tempest, and (as I may say) whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness.
Seite 274 - 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 magnificently stern array...