| 640 pages
...a practice of itself sufficient to stifle every germ of eloquence. It is only by the fresh feeling of the heart that mankind can be very powerfully affected....over whole pages of violent passions, written out in German-text ; reading the tropes and apostrophes Into which he is hurried by the ardour of his mind... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1844 - 548 pages
...dwindled from speaking to reading ; a practice of itself sufficient to stifle every germ of eloquence. It is only by the fresh feelings of the heart, that...ludicrous than an orator delivering stale indignation, and fervor of a week old ; turning over whole pages of violent passions, written out in German text ; reading... | |
| 1872 - 882 pages
...obstreperous sermocinators makeeasy impression upon the minds of the vulgar." 2 See § 1. II. 2, above. 39 old ; turning over whole pages of violent passions...tropes and apostrophes into which he is hurried by the ardor of his mind ; and so affected at a preconcerted line and page that he is unable to proceed any... | |
| William Russell - 1846 - 420 pages
...dwindled from speaking to reading ; a practice, of itself, sufficient to stifle every germ of eloquence. It is only by the fresh feelings of the heart, that...over whole pages of violent passions, written out in goodly text ; reading the tropes and apostrophes into which he is hurried by the ardour of his mind... | |
| Edwin Percy Whipple - 1848 - 372 pages
...dwindled from speaking to reading ; a practice of itself sufficient to stifle every germ of eloquence. It is only by the fresh feelings of the heart, that mankind can be very powerful]^ affected. What can be more ludicrous than an orator delivering stale indignation, and fervor... | |
| 1854 - 428 pages
...dwindled from speaking to reading, — n praetiee of itself snffieient to stifle every germ of eloqnenee. It is only by the fresh feelings of the heart that mankind ean be very powerfnlly affeeted. What ean be more lndierons than an orator delivering stale indignation... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 pages
...dwindled from speaking to reading; a practice, of itself, sufficient to stifle every germ of eloquence. It is only by the fresh feelings of the heart that...ludicrous than an orator delivering stale indignation and fervor of a week old; turning over whole pages of violent passions, written out in German text; reading... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pages
...practice, of itself, sufficient to stifle every germ of eloquenee. It is only by the fresh fcelings of the heart that mankind can be very powerfully affected....ludicrous than an orator delivering stale indignation and fervor of a wcek old; turning over whole pages of violent passions, written out in German text; reading... | |
| Edwin Percy Whipple - 1851 - 434 pages
...dwindled from speaking to reading ; a practice of itself sufficient to stifle every germ of eloquence. It is only by the fresh feelings of the heart, that mankind can be very1 powerfully affected. What can be more ludicrous than an orator delivering stale indignation,... | |
| 1853 - 618 pages
...hearing your last sermon, and may never more have an opportunity of having Christ offered to you ! ' " It is only by the fresh feelings of the heart that...of a week old ; turning over whole pages of violent passion written out in German text, reading the tropes and apostrophies into which he is hurried by... | |
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