 Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. 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...  Christian Pamphlets - Page 291844Full view - About this book
 | Edward Robinson - 1849 - 872 pages
...without regard to this essential element in all oratory. " True eloquence does not consist in speech. It must exist in the man; in the subject; and in the occasion. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic; the high purpose; the firm resolve ; the... | |
 | Religion - 1849 - 778 pages
...without regard to this essential element in all oratory. " True eloquence does not consist in speech. It must exist in the man ; in the subject ; and in the occasion. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic ; the high purpose ; the firm resolve ; the... | |
 | Theology - 1849 - 788 pages
...without regard to this essential element in all oratory. " True eloquence does not consist in speech. It must exist in the man ; in the subject ; and in the occasion. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic ; the high purpose ; the firm resolve ; the... | |
 | J. D. Bell - Conduct of life - 1850 - 486 pages
...harmony with "Webster's wellknown declaration, that true eloquence cannot be brought from far ; that it must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Sheridan said, " he liked to go and hear Rowland Hill, because his ideas came red-hot from his heart."... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 634 pages
...and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech....intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire to it ; they cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Readers - 1851 - 396 pages
...Clearness, force and earnestness, are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does 3 not consist in speech ; it cannot be brought from...labor and learning may toil for it, but they will toil for it in vain: words and phrases may be marshalled in every way, but 4 they cannot compass it. It... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness, are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech....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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 568 pages
...and moral endowments. Clearness, force and earnestness, are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech....intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire after it, — they cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...and moral endowments. Clearness, force and earnestness, are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech....intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire after it, — they cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain... | |
 | 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...Affected passion, intense expression, the pomp of deelamation, all may aspire after it, — they cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like the... | |
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