McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide: Or, Fifth Reader of the Eclectic Series. Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: with Copious Rules and Rhetorical Exercises |
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Page 59
... force of all gesture consists in the timely , judi- cious , and natural employment of it , when it can serve to illustrate the meaning , or give emphasis to the force of an important passage . The usual fault of young speakers is too ...
... force of all gesture consists in the timely , judi- cious , and natural employment of it , when it can serve to illustrate the meaning , or give emphasis to the force of an important passage . The usual fault of young speakers is too ...
Page 93
... force ' - must be called in to win back our love " ? Let us not decɛive ' ourselves , sir . These are the implements of war ' and subjugation ' ; the last arguments to which kings resort . 3. I ask , gentlemen ' , what means this ...
... force ' - must be called in to win back our love " ? Let us not decɛive ' ourselves , sir . These are the implements of war ' and subjugation ' ; the last arguments to which kings resort . 3. I ask , gentlemen ' , what means this ...
Page 335
... force , harmon- izing the action of French regular troops and American militia , commanding an assault at the point of the bayonet , and all with entire success and brilliant reputation . Is the readiness to meet vast responsibility , a ...
... force , harmon- izing the action of French regular troops and American militia , commanding an assault at the point of the bayonet , and all with entire success and brilliant reputation . Is the readiness to meet vast responsibility , a ...
Contents
PART I | 13 |
The Hour of Prayer | 15 |
Character of Napoleon Bonaparte | 20 |
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