 | Levi Carroll Judson - Conduct of life - 1848 - 364 pages
...the same opinion." The other writer observes, "Clearness, force and earnestness, are qualities that produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not...far. Labor and learning may toil for it; but they toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way ; but they cannot compass it. It must... | |
 | Elias Lyman Magoon - Orators - 1849 - 612 pages
...are to be addressed on momentous occasions, when great interests are at stake, and strong passions excited, nothing is valuable, in speech, farther than...but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 634 pages
...interests are at stake, and strong passions excited, nothing is valuable in speech farther than as it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments....but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every •way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...are to be addressed on momentous occasions, when great interests are at stake, and strong passions excited, nothing is valuable, in speech, farther than...brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for u, ou.they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshaled in every way, but they cannot compass... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Readers - 1851 - 396 pages
...are to be addressed on momentous 1 occasions, when great interests are at stake, and strong passions excited, nothing is valuable in speech farther than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endow2 ments. Clearness, force and earnestness, are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...when great interests are at stake and strong passions excited, nothing is valuable in speech, further than it is connected with high intellectual and moral...but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 568 pages
...when great interests are at stake and strong passions excited, nothing is valuable in speech, further than it is connected with high intellectual and moral...but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...earnestness), are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indced, does not consist in spcech. It cannot be brought from far. Labor and learning...but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1853
...interests are at stake, and strong passions excited, nothing is valuable in speech farther than as it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments....but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and... | |
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When public bodies are to be addressed on momentous occasions, when great interests are at stake, and strong passions excited, nothing is valuable, in speech, farther than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force,... 
