The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending a Diversity of Oratorical Specimens, of the Eloquence of Popular Assemblies, of the Bar, of the Pulpit, &c. Principally Intended for the Use of Schools and Academies. To which are Prefixed a Dissertation on Oratorical Delivery and the Outlines of GestureSidney's Press, for John Babcock & Son, New-Haven, and S. & W.R. Babcock, Charleston, S.C., 1819 - 408 pages |
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Page 43
... duty know.- Dost thou understand me man ? The king would speak with Cornwall ; the dear fa- ther Would with his daughter speak : -Command her service . Are they inform'd of this ? -My breath and blood- No - but not yet , may be he is ...
... duty know.- Dost thou understand me man ? The king would speak with Cornwall ; the dear fa- ther Would with his daughter speak : -Command her service . Are they inform'd of this ? -My breath and blood- No - but not yet , may be he is ...
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... duty , and some more easy means of obtaining the same end . We then relax our vig- our , and resolve no longer to be terrified with crimes at a distance , but rely upon our own constan- cy , and venture to approach what we resolved ...
... duty , and some more easy means of obtaining the same end . We then relax our vig- our , and resolve no longer to be terrified with crimes at a distance , but rely upon our own constan- cy , and venture to approach what we resolved ...
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... duties , Providence brought in his way a New Testament in Arabic . He read it with deep thought , the Koran lying before him . He compared them together , and at length the truth of the word of God fell on his mind , as he expressed it ...
... duties , Providence brought in his way a New Testament in Arabic . He read it with deep thought , the Koran lying before him . He compared them together , and at length the truth of the word of God fell on his mind , as he expressed it ...
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... duties , the guide at the same time , and the sweetness of life ; to dispense this sacred treasure as the balm of distress , the cordial of disease , the con- queror of death ! These are the privileges which I enjoy , which I hope I ...
... duties , the guide at the same time , and the sweetness of life ; to dispense this sacred treasure as the balm of distress , the cordial of disease , the con- queror of death ! These are the privileges which I enjoy , which I hope I ...
Page 101
... duty of all sublunary beings ; and ev- ery enjoyment is an offence to the Deity , who is to be worshipped only by the mortification of every sense of pleasure , and the everlasting exercise of sighs and tears . " This melancholy picture ...
... duty of all sublunary beings ; and ev- ery enjoyment is an offence to the Deity , who is to be worshipped only by the mortification of every sense of pleasure , and the everlasting exercise of sighs and tears . " This melancholy picture ...
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Page 286 - The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought, and nourished up ; and it grew up together with him, and with his children : it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 365 - Twilight gray had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for Beast and Bird, they to their grassy couch, these to their nests, were slunk, — all but the wakeful nightingale; she, all night long, her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased. Now...
Page 356 - The NORTH, in an unrestrained intercourse with the SOUTH, protected by the equal laws of a common government, finds in the productions of the latter, great additional resources of maritime and commercial enterprise, and precious materials of manufacturing industry. The SOUTH, in the same intercourse benefiting by the agency of the NORTH, sees its agriculture grow, and its commerce expand.
Page 245 - I send thee ; to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God ; that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified, by faith that is in me.
Page 118 - To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience...
Page 369 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Page 364 - She'd come again, and with a greedy ear Devour up my discourse: which I, observing, Took once a pliant hour, and found good means To draw from her a prayer of earnest heart That. I would all my pilgrimage dilate...
Page 358 - One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heart-burnings which spring from these misrepresentations: they tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection.
Page 372 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest, who have learned to dance : 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
Page 364 - I had a friend that lov'd her, I should but teach him how to tell my story, And that would woo her.