 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 sivua
...gust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, i their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words have lost...rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Eveu genius itself then feels rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 sivua
...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 lost...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of loa;ic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | George Ticknor - 1831 - 56 sivua
...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 lost...then self-devotion is eloquent The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 sivua
...men, when their o»vn i;v«s, and the fate of their wives, tbeir children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words have lost...and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Tbeu, patriotism is eloquent ; then, selfdevotiou is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1831 - 248 sivua
...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 lost...elaborate oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then let-Is rebuked, and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent;... | |
 | 1832 - 478 sivua
...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 lost...then self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 sivua
...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 lost...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, out-running the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | 1832 - 504 sivua
...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 lost...then, self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 sivua
...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 lost their power, rhetoric1' is vain, and all elaborate' oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked,... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 sivua
...disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, tlu?ir children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric'0 is vain, and all elaborate0 oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked,... | |
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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 lost their... 
