This extraordinary man, without the aid of fancy, without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, gesture, or any of the ornaments of an orator, deserves to be considered as one of the most eloquent men in the world — if eloquence may be said to... The Letters of the British Spy - Էջ 109William Wirt - 1829 - 224 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
| William Wirt - 1804 - 120 էջ
...This extraordinary man, without the aid .of fancy, without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, or any of the ornaments of an orator, deserves to...attention with irresistible force, and never permitting k to elude the grasp until the hearer has received the conviction which the speaker intends. As to... | |
| William Wirt - 1805 - 144 էջ
...within. This extraordinary man, without the ai.d of fancy,. without the advantages of person, voice^. attitude, gesture, or any of the ornaments of an orator,...the most eloquent men in the world ; if eloquence. jnay be &aid to consist in the power of seizing the attention with irresistible force, and never per.jniijng... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1810 - 504 էջ
...within. This extraordinary man, without the aid of faney, without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, gesture, or any of the ornaments of an orator,...seizing the attention with irresistible force, and never permiting it to elude the grasp, until the hearer has received the conviction which the speaker intends.... | |
| Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 էջ
...within. This extraordinary man, without the aid of fancy, without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, gesture, or any of the ornaments of an orator,...and never permitting it to elude the grasp, until thfe hearer has received the conviction which the speaker intends. As to his person, it has already... | |
| 1833 - 224 էջ
...within. 4. This extraordinary man, without the aid of fancy, •without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, gesture, or any of the ornaments of an orator,...considered as one of the most eloquent men in the world; if (:"•> quence may be said to consist in the power of seizing the attention with irresistible force,... | |
| 1835 - 842 էջ
...within. "This extraordinary man, without the aid of fancy, without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, gesture, or any of the ornaments of an orator,...seizing the attention with irresistible force, and never permilling it to elude the grasp, until the hearer has received the conviction which the speaker intends.... | |
| 1834 - 430 էջ
...considered one of the most eloquent men in the world, f eloquence may be said to consist in the lower of seizing the attention with irresistible force,...elude the grasp until the hearer has received the cenvicion which the speaker intends. As to his person, it has already Bfeen described. His voice is... | |
| 1836 - 362 էջ
...MARSHALL. This extraordinary mnn, without the aid of fancy, without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, gesture, or any of the ornaments of an orator,...received the conviction which the speaker intends. His voice is dry and hard ; his attitude, in his moat effective orations, was often extremely awkward,... | |
| 1852 - 784 էջ
...extraordinary man, without the aid of fancy, without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, g sture, or any of the ornaments of an orator, deserves to...world ; if eloquence may be said to consist in the pou-er of seizing 1&52.] permitting it to elude the grasp until the hearer has received the conviction... | |
| 1872 - 926 էջ
...describes him: "This extraordinary man, without the aid of fancy, without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, gesture, or any of the ornaments of an orator,...hearer has received the conviction which the speaker intended * * * His voice is dry and hard; his attitude in his most effective orations was often extremely... | |
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