 Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled...  Christian Pamphlets - Page 291844Full view - About this book
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1854 - 276 pages
...endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from...every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist hi the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression, the pomp of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Legislators - 1854 - 554 pages
...and moral endowments. Clearness, force and earnestness, are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech....but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshaled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Biography & Autobiography - 1854 - 526 pages
...to two statesmen, whose superiors have nevei risen up, and possibly may never rise up, among us : " True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech....but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshaled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Legislators - 1854 - 560 pages
...Labor and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshaled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must...intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire after it ; they cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain... | |
 | Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot bo brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It most exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected pission, intense expression, the... | |
 | George Washington - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1909 - 144 pages
...and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech....intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire to it ; they cannot reach it. It comes, if it comes at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain... | |
 | Edwin Gordon Lawrence - Oratory - 1909 - 282 pages
..."earnestness" constitute the series, being a group of three important words of different meanings. 103 It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. This is a group of three important phrases of different meanings and therefore a series. There are... | |
 | National Speech Arts Association - 1910 - 846 pages
...produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot 1)e brought from afar. Labor and learning may toil for it, but they will...intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire after it — they cannot reach it. It comes, if it comes at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain... | |
 | George Lansing Raymond - Elocution - 1910 - 382 pages
...eternal grave. (§ 213.) Clearness, fbrce and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech....learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. \\~brds and phrases may be marshalled in every way, but they cannot cbmpass it. It must exist in the... | |
 | George Lansing Raymond - Elocution - 1910 - 380 pages
...eternal grave. (§ 213.) Clearness, force and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Laborand learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled... | |
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