Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory, Volume 1Russell & Russell, 1962 - Language Arts & Disciplines |
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... questions with the state of conjec- The reason given for thus calling it is , that , being a question of fact , asserted by one par- ty and denied by the other , the decision depends upon the conjecture of the judge . If this conjec ...
... questions with the state of conjec- The reason given for thus calling it is , that , being a question of fact , asserted by one par- ty and denied by the other , the decision depends upon the conjecture of the judge . If this conjec ...
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John Quincy Adams. necessary . By the Roman system the questions of law and fact , involved in a cause , were always ... question of fact by the jury ; and , excepting in cases where the ques- tions of law and fact are so interwoven ...
John Quincy Adams. necessary . By the Roman system the questions of law and fact , involved in a cause , were always ... question of fact by the jury ; and , excepting in cases where the ques- tions of law and fact are so interwoven ...
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... question , whether the accused was guilty or innocent ; but the subsequent question , how far his punishment should be aggravated or mitigated ; and whether it should be inflicted or remitted . This discretionary power of determining ...
... question , whether the accused was guilty or innocent ; but the subsequent question , how far his punishment should be aggravated or mitigated ; and whether it should be inflicted or remitted . This discretionary power of determining ...
Contents
General view of rhetoric and oratory | 33 |
Objections against eloquence considered | 53 |
Origin of oratory | 73 |
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