 The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments, and studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then words have...  The Ladies' Repository - Página 3651860Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Robert W. Lincoln - 1836 - 530 páginas
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments...their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their i children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then words have lost their power,... | |
 | 1837 - 352 páginas
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments...rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 páginas
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments,...shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fete of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then words... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 páginas
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments,...shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fete of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then words... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 páginas
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments...rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 páginas
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. 4. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments...and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. 6. Then, words nave lost their power, rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even... | |
 | Daniel Webster, James Rees - 1839 - 108 páginas
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments,...rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even BEAUTIES OF WEBSTER. 57 genius itself then feels rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher... | |
 | L. Carroll Judson - 1839 - 364 páginas
...volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in schools, the courtly ornaments and studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men when their own lives, and the lives of their wives and children, and their country, hang on the decisions of the hour. Then words... | |
 | 1840 - 554 páginas
...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments,...rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1841 - 316 páginas
...spontaneous, original, native force. 3. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments an J studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust...decision of the hour. Then, words have lost their power, rhetorici' is vain, and all elaborate' oratory, contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked,... | |
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