Lectures Concerning Oratory: Delivered in Trinity College, Dublin,George Faulkner in Essex-street., 1760 - 457 páginas |
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... least among us , a Dislike of this Inftitution hath been infenfibly growing up , and feemeth now pretty widely to prevail : It being in the Nature of Mankind to become tired of old Cuftoms , and feek after new Inven- A tions tions ...
... least among us , a Dislike of this Inftitution hath been infenfibly growing up , and feemeth now pretty widely to prevail : It being in the Nature of Mankind to become tired of old Cuftoms , and feek after new Inven- A tions tions ...
Página viii
... least orna- mental ; certainly preferable to total Ignorance . AGAIN , Difcourfes coming from the Mouth of an esteemed Perfon naturally make an Im- preffion upon the Minds of the Audience , turn their Thoughts to the Matters treated of ...
... least orna- mental ; certainly preferable to total Ignorance . AGAIN , Difcourfes coming from the Mouth of an esteemed Perfon naturally make an Im- preffion upon the Minds of the Audience , turn their Thoughts to the Matters treated of ...
Página xix
... least with much Caution . LECTURE THE EIGHTH . Of Reafon . Unjuft Cenfure of Eloquence . Opi- nion of Lord Bacon . First End to convince . Sagacity and Method . Of Topicks , recom- mended by Lord Bacon . Practice of the Anti- ents ...
... least with much Caution . LECTURE THE EIGHTH . Of Reafon . Unjuft Cenfure of Eloquence . Opi- nion of Lord Bacon . First End to convince . Sagacity and Method . Of Topicks , recom- mended by Lord Bacon . Practice of the Anti- ents ...
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... least , we may hope to clear the Road marked out by the Antients , to smooth and open it ; perhaps in fome Places to strike out new and shorter Paths . THESE Reflexions help to animate : But my chief Encouragement is the Hope , that ...
... least , we may hope to clear the Road marked out by the Antients , to smooth and open it ; perhaps in fome Places to strike out new and shorter Paths . THESE Reflexions help to animate : But my chief Encouragement is the Hope , that ...
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... least our own Tongue is preferable : Because , the End now propofed is Improvement in Eloquence ; And how is this . Eloquence to be exerted ? In our own Tongue . Thus it is , we are to speak at the Bar , in the Senate , in the Pulpit ...
... least our own Tongue is preferable : Because , the End now propofed is Improvement in Eloquence ; And how is this . Eloquence to be exerted ? In our own Tongue . Thus it is , we are to speak at the Bar , in the Senate , in the Pulpit ...
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Página 219 - But who knows nothing, is once seen to smile; Where sighs and groans and shrieks that rend the air, Are made, not mark'd; where violent sorrow seems A modern ecstasy: the dead man's knell Is there scarce ask'd for who; and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken.
Página 239 - Immediately the mountains huge appear Emergent, and their broad bare backs upheave Into the clouds; their tops ascend the sky: So high as...
Página 241 - Merion's faithful Care. With proper Instruments they take the Road, Axes to cut, and Ropes to sling the Load. First march the heavy Mules, securely slow, O'er Hills, o'er Dales, o'er Crags, o'er Rocks, they go : Jumping high o'er the Shrubs of the rough Ground, Rattle the clatt'ring Cars, and the shockt Axles bound.
Página 249 - Why comes not Death, Said hee, with one thrice acceptable stroke To end me? Shall Truth fail to keep her word, Justice Divine not hast'n to be just? But Death comes not at call, Justice Divine Mends not her slowest pace for prayers or cries. O Woods, O Fountains, Hillocks, Dales and Bowrs, With other echo late I taught your Shades To answer, and resound farr other Song.
Página 261 - Addifon hath commended a Paflage of Milton \ And had Earth been then, All Earth had to her Center fhook. Yet it feems that it may be doubted, whether the Poet, after reprefenting all Heaven refounding with the Tumult of the Angels engaged in Battle, hath not gone out of his Way, to add an Image that weakens the foregoing. THE...
Página 265 - Warriors, the flower of heav'n, once yours, now lost, If such astonishment as this can seize Eternal spirits; or have ye chos'n this place After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue, for the ease you find To slumber here, as in the vales of heav'n? Or in this abject posture have ye sworn To adore the conqueror?
Página 240 - Th' infernal doors, and on their hinges grate Harsh thunder, that the lowest bottom shook Of Erebus.
Página 266 - As the poets," says DR. LAWSON, " abound most in figures, it might be fit that all who mean to excel in eloquence should, at least in their youth, be conversant with their writings.
Página 81 - Compting-houfe employ'd the Sunday morn : Seldom at Church ('twas fuch a bufy life) But duly fent his family and wife. There (fo the Devil ordain'd) one Chriftmas-tide My good old Lady catch'da cold and dy'd. A Nymph of Quality admires our Knight, He marries, bows at Court, and grows polite : Leaves the dull Cits, and joins (to pleafe the Fair) The well-bred cuckolds in St. James's air: In...
Página 170 - You cannot be much affected by what he [the speaker] says, if you do not look upon him to be a Man of Probity, who is in earnest, and doth himself believe what he endeavoreth to make out as credible to you.