The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 44
... orator , the tone of the voice , the physical strength , the play of the eye and countenance . All this is so much deduction from the purely spiritual pleasure , as so much deduction from the merit of Art , and is the attribute of ...
... orator , the tone of the voice , the physical strength , the play of the eye and countenance . All this is so much deduction from the purely spiritual pleasure , as so much deduction from the merit of Art , and is the attribute of ...
Page 47
... part of the statue , builds the best part of the house , and speaks the best part of the oration . For all the advantages to which I have adverted are such as the artist did not consciously produce . He relied on their aid , he put ART 47.
... part of the statue , builds the best part of the house , and speaks the best part of the oration . For all the advantages to which I have adverted are such as the artist did not consciously produce . He relied on their aid , he put ART 47.
Page 49
... orator is lifted above himself ; when consciously he makes himself the mere tongue of the occasion and the hour , and says what cannot but be said . Hence the term aban- donment , to describe the self - surrender of the orator . Not his ...
... orator is lifted above himself ; when consciously he makes himself the mere tongue of the occasion and the hour , and says what cannot but be said . Hence the term aban- donment , to describe the self - surrender of the orator . Not his ...
Page 61
... orator , how long soever he may have been a mute , an assembly of men is so much more susceptible . The elo- quence of one stimulates all the rest , some up to the speaking - point , and all others to a degree that makes them good ...
... orator , how long soever he may have been a mute , an assembly of men is so much more susceptible . The elo- quence of one stimulates all the rest , some up to the speaking - point , and all others to a degree that makes them good ...
Page 62
... orators than them- selves . ' But this lust to speak marks the universal feeling of the energy of the engine , and the cu- riosity men feel to touch the springs . Of all the musical instruments on which men play , a popu- lar assembly ...
... orators than them- selves . ' But this lust to speak marks the universal feeling of the energy of the engine , and the cu- riosity men feel to touch the springs . Of all the musical instruments on which men play , a popu- lar assembly ...
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