 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then patriotism is eloquent ; then self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the...or, rather, it is something greater and higher than all eloquence — it is action, noble, sublime, godlike action. In July, 1776, the controversy had... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the...or rather it is something greater and higher than all eloquence, it is action, noble, sublime, godlike action. CXXXXIV. — JOHN ADAMS ADVOCATING THE... | |
 | Law - 1832 - 504 pages
...subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the...informing every feature, and urging the whole man on ward, right onward to his object — this, this is eloquence; or rather it is something greater... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the deductions of logic,'1 the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless...whole man onward, right onward to his object,— this is eloquence. D. Webster. SECTION JI. The Perfect Orator. 1. IMAGINE to yourselves a Demosthenes, addressing... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. 4. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the....whole man onward, right onward to his object, — this is eloquence. D. Webster. SECTION, II. , , . i. :-. •• The Perfect Orator. 1. IMAGINE to yourselves... | |
 | Law - 1834 - 614 pages
...subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the...or rather it is something greater and higher than all eloquence, it is action, — noble, sublime, godlike action." Nothing can well be finer than the... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1834 - 238 pages
...in the presence of higher qualities. Then,patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. speaking on the tongue, beaming from the eye, informing...or, rather, it is something greater and higher than all eloquence ; it is action, noble, sublime, godlike action. — D. WEBSTER. • , LESSON LIX. The... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1835 - 610 pages
...and subdued as in the presence of higher qualities. Then patriotism is eloquent. Then self-devotion is eloquent : the clear conception, outrunning the...this, this is eloquence, or rather, it is something higher and greater than all eloquence, — it is action — noble, sublime, godlike action." Page 38.... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1835 - 314 pages
...eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the deductions of logic, d the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless...informing every feature, and urging the whole man onward, Tigfal onward to his object, — this is eloquence. D. Webster. SECTION II. The Perfect Orator. 1.... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1835 - 1166 pages
...subdued', as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent; then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the...purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking OD iho tongue, beaming from the oye, inforiiiinu; evi-rv feature, and urging the whole man onward,... | |
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The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking on the tongue, beaming from the eye, informing every feature, and urging the whole man onward, right onward to his object —... 
