Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 2Bell & Bradfute, 1813 - 446 pages |
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... .. 134 XXV . Eloquence , or Public Speaking -- His- tory of Eloquence - Grecian Eloquence -Demosthenes .... ................................................... .. 159 1- LECT . Page . XXVI . History of Eloquence continued PE1402.
... .. 134 XXV . Eloquence , or Public Speaking -- His- tory of Eloquence - Grecian Eloquence -Demosthenes .... ................................................... .. 159 1- LECT . Page . XXVI . History of Eloquence continued PE1402.
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... - Ex- tracts from Demosthenes ......... ...... XXVIII . Eloquence of the Bar - Analysis of Ci- cero's Oration for Cluentius ... ............................................. . XXIX . Eloquence of the Pulpit ..............
... - Ex- tracts from Demosthenes ......... ...... XXVIII . Eloquence of the Bar - Analysis of Ci- cero's Oration for Cluentius ... ............................................. . XXIX . Eloquence of the Pulpit ..............
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... poets ; in prose , Herodotus , Demosthenes , Plato , and ( what seems strange ) Aristotle . This must be a very wide class indeed , which comprehends Plato and Aristotle under one article as to LECT . XVIII . 9 OF STYLE .
... poets ; in prose , Herodotus , Demosthenes , Plato , and ( what seems strange ) Aristotle . This must be a very wide class indeed , which comprehends Plato and Aristotle under one article as to LECT . XVIII . 9 OF STYLE .
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... Demosthenes in his orations . As every good quality in style has an extreme , when pursued to which it becomes faulty , this holds of the nervous style as well as others . Too great a study of strength , to the neglect of the other qua ...
... Demosthenes in his orations . As every good quality in style has an extreme , when pursued to which it becomes faulty , this holds of the nervous style as well as others . Too great a study of strength , to the neglect of the other qua ...
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... Demosthenes in the midst of all his vehemence . To grave and solemn writings , simplicity of man ! ner adds the more venerable air . Accordingly , this has often been remarked as the prevailing character throughout all the sacred ...
... Demosthenes in the midst of all his vehemence . To grave and solemn writings , simplicity of man ! ner adds the more venerable air . Accordingly , this has often been remarked as the prevailing character throughout all the sacred ...
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