 Could it be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern assembly. It is rapid harmony, exactly adjusted to the sense ; it is vehement reasoning, without any appearance of art ; it is disdain, anger, boldness, freedom, involved in a continued...  A History of England: 1745-1770 - Page 413by William Massey - 1865Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 590 pages
...proceeds thus — ' Could it * be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern as' sembly. It is rapid harmony exactly adjusted to the sense...freedom, involved in a continued ' stream of argument : And, of all human productions, the * Orations of Demosthenes present to us the models which ap' proach... | |
 | David Hume - Philosophy - 1804 - 592 pages
...eloquence *. Yet is his manner more chaste and austere than that of the other. Could it be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern assembly....freedom, involved in a continued stream of argument : And, of all human productions, the orations of DEMOSTHENES present to us the models which, approach... | |
 | Books - 1804 - 994 pages
...liberty engraven on the die. COULD the manner of Demosthenes be copied, says Hume, its success would If infallible over a modern assembly. It is rapid harmony, exactly adjusted to lie sense ; it is vehement reasoning, Ittthcuiany appearance of art ; it is disfcin, inger, boldness,... | |
 | Henry Kett - Books and reading - 1805 - 432 pages
...than that of Cicero. Could it be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern assembly. It ia rapid harmony exactly adjusted to the sense : it is...reasoning, without any appearance of art : it is disdain, boldness, anger, and freedom, involved in a continued stream of argument : and of all human productions... | |
 | Henry Kett - Literature - 1805 - 422 pages
...rules of the schools. The manner of Demosthenes is more chaste than that of Cicero. Could it be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern assembly. It is rapid harmony exactly adjusted to die sense : it is vehement reasoning, without any appearance of art : it is disdain, boldness, anger,... | |
 | Jean Siffrein Maury - Eloquence - 1807 - 298 pages
...Eloquence. Yet is his manner ' more chaste and austere than that of the other. Could it ' be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern •...freedom, involved in ' a continued stream of argument. And of all human pro' ductions the Orations of Demosthenes present to us the ' models which approach... | |
 | David Hume - Philosophy - 1809 - 868 pages
...eloquence *. Yet is his manner more chaste and austere than that of the other. Could it be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern assembly....freedom, involved in a continued stream of argument : And, of all human productions, the orations of Demosthenes present to us the models which approach... | |
 | Henry Kett - Best books - 1812 - 500 pages
...rules of the schools. The manner of Demosthenes is more chaste than that of Cicero. Could it be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern assembly....reasoning, without any appearance of art : it is disdain, boldness, anger, and freedom, involved in a continued stream of argument : and of all human productions... | |
 | david william - 1820 - 564 pages
...manner is more chas"te and austere than that of Cicero, he proceeds thus — ' Could it be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern assembly....freedom, involved in a continued stream of argument : And, of all human productions, the Orations of Demosthenes present to us the models which ap' proach... | |
 | 1820 - 562 pages
...his manner is more chaste and austere than that of Cicero, he proceeds thus — ' Could it be copied, its success would * be infallible over a modern assembly. It is rapid harmony ex' actly adjusted to the sense : It is vehement reasoning, without ' any appearance of art : It is... | |
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