The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 64
... appear to be in no respect superior to a boy . " Plato's defini- tion of rhetoric is , “ the art of ruling the minds of men . " The Koran says , " A mountain may change its place , but a man will not change his disposition ; " yet the ...
... appear to be in no respect superior to a boy . " Plato's defini- tion of rhetoric is , “ the art of ruling the minds of men . " The Koran says , " A mountain may change its place , but a man will not change his disposition ; " yet the ...
Page 67
... appear to greet the variety of style and topic , are really com- posed out of the same persons ; nay , sometimes the same individual will take active part in them all , in turn . This range of many powers in the consum- mate speaker ...
... appear to greet the variety of style and topic , are really com- posed out of the same persons ; nay , sometimes the same individual will take active part in them all , in turn . This range of many powers in the consum- mate speaker ...
Page 99
... , and in personal combat used them all occasionally , yet subordinated all means ; never permitted any talent neither 2 - voice , rhythm , poetic power , anecdote , sarcasm -to appear for show ; but were grave men , ELOQUENCE 99.
... , and in personal combat used them all occasionally , yet subordinated all means ; never permitted any talent neither 2 - voice , rhythm , poetic power , anecdote , sarcasm -to appear for show ; but were grave men , ELOQUENCE 99.
Page 100
Ralph Waldo Emerson. -to appear for show ; but were grave men , who preferred their integrity to their talent , and esteemed that object for which they toiled , whether the prosperity of their country , or the laws , or a reformation ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. -to appear for show ; but were grave men , who preferred their integrity to their talent , and esteemed that object for which they toiled , whether the prosperity of their country , or the laws , or a reformation ...
Page 104
... appears in no great harm , in architectural tastes . Out of blocks , thread - spools , cards and check- ers , he will build his pyramid with the gravity of Palladio . With an acoustic apparatus of whistle and rattle he explores the laws ...
... appears in no great harm , in architectural tastes . Out of blocks , thread - spools , cards and check- ers , he will build his pyramid with the gravity of Palladio . With an acoustic apparatus of whistle and rattle he explores the laws ...
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