 True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for it; 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,...  Elocution: Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy - Page 286by C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 323 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 292 pages
...intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness, are the qualities which pioduce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labour and learning may toil for it ; but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 pages
...than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness, are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,...consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labour and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,...consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labour and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,...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 - 1830 - 518 pages
...than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,...brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for if, but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass... | |
 | George Ticknor - 1831 - 56 pages
...than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,...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 in... | |
 | Law - 1832 - 504 pages
...than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness, are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,...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... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments.' Clearness, force, and earnestness, are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,...learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. 2. Words and phrases may be marshaled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...further than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments Clearness, force and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence,...consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labour and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled... | |
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