Lectures on Eloquence and StyleGould and Newman, 1836 - 186 pages |
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... principles and precepts of ancient Rhetoric , to this modern species of oration ; on the qualities in the speaker , in his style , and in his delivery , necessary to a finished pulpit orator ; on the methods of strengthening the memory ...
... principles and precepts of ancient Rhetoric , to this modern species of oration ; on the qualities in the speaker , in his style , and in his delivery , necessary to a finished pulpit orator ; on the methods of strengthening the memory ...
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... principles that should govern the adoption of new words ; -the rights and the faults of Americans on this subject ; -general characteristics of style ; -perspicuity , strength , beauty and sublimity ; -directions in forming a style ...
... principles that should govern the adoption of new words ; -the rights and the faults of Americans on this subject ; -general characteristics of style ; -perspicuity , strength , beauty and sublimity ; -directions in forming a style ...
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... principle has some peculiar claims to considera- tion . The properties and the importance of a correct and cul- tivated taste , I shall not now discuss . But it comes within my present purpose to say that a genuine perception of the ...
... principle has some peculiar claims to considera- tion . The properties and the importance of a correct and cul- tivated taste , I shall not now discuss . But it comes within my present purpose to say that a genuine perception of the ...
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... principles of true eloquence consist . These attributes of delivery must re- sult in common cases , at least , from the enthusiasm of genius ; and in the pulpit , from the superadded influence of a solemn persuasion of the truth , and a ...
... principles of true eloquence consist . These attributes of delivery must re- sult in common cases , at least , from the enthusiasm of genius ; and in the pulpit , from the superadded influence of a solemn persuasion of the truth , and a ...
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... principles , which must be theoretically known before they can be applied to practical purposes . A man may as well hope to become a physician or philosopher , by chance , as an orator . Quinctilian illustrates this thought by an ...
... principles , which must be theoretically known before they can be applied to practical purposes . A man may as well hope to become a physician or philosopher , by chance , as an orator . Quinctilian illustrates this thought by an ...
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