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( Says the Abbé Maury , speaking of “ certain eloquent passages of Lord Bolingbroke and of Mr. Fox . ) “ But a sublime idea does not constitute a discourse ; a beautiful “ detached passage does not comprehend the art of eloquence .
( Says the Abbé Maury , speaking of “ certain eloquent passages of Lord Bolingbroke and of Mr. Fox . ) “ But a sublime idea does not constitute a discourse ; a beautiful “ detached passage does not comprehend the art of eloquence .
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So long as health and prosperity endure , what can rouse them ? the voice of eloquence alone . This is the field of eloquence , which merits the highest cultivation , and which has produced the most excellent fruit .
So long as health and prosperity endure , what can rouse them ? the voice of eloquence alone . This is the field of eloquence , which merits the highest cultivation , and which has produced the most excellent fruit .
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Hercules , the Gallic , the emblem of eloquence described by Lucian , n . 1 , 217 , by Lucas , APP . VI . 1 , 303 . Historical society of Trinity College , Dublin , 212 . Hume , the historian's opinion of national eloquence , 221 .
Hercules , the Gallic , the emblem of eloquence described by Lucian , n . 1 , 217 , by Lucas , APP . VI . 1 , 303 . Historical society of Trinity College , Dublin , 212 . Hume , the historian's opinion of national eloquence , 221 .
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Contents
Chironomia or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery | 1 |
Of the Voice | 27 |
Of the VoiceGeneral Precepts | 67 |
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| Title | Chironomia: Or, A Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery Landmarks in rhetoric and public address |
| Author | Gilbert Austin |
| Editors | Mary Margaret Robb, Lester Thonssen |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Southern Illinois University Press, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0809302292, 9780809302291 |
| Length | 583 pages |
| Subjects | › Language Arts & Disciplines / General |
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