 The first sentence with which he broke the awful silence was a quotation from Rousseau : — " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like a God !" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence, unless you...  The Letters of the British Spy - Page 83by William Wirt - 1805 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ diedlike a God! !" Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such a stress on delivery. — You are to rem'ember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God !" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced...manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis iu the discourse. Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes means by laying such stress... | |
 | David Ramsay - Enslaved persons - 1809 - 642 pages
...a " quotation front Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philoso" phcr, but Jesus Christ like a God." I despair of giving" you any idea of the effect produced...in the discourse. Never " before did I completely um!fcrstand what Demosthenes meant •'' by laying such stress on delivery. Yen are to bring before... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like a God ! !" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced...are to bring before you the venerable figure of the preacher—his blindness, constantly recalling to your recollection old Homer^ Ossian and Milton-,... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God !" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect prodnced by this short sentence, unless you could perfectly...completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying snch stress on delivery. You are to hring before you the venerable figure of the preacher: liis blindness,... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God !" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by thisshortsentence.unlessyou could perfectly conceive the whole mannerofthe man as well as the peculiar... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...was a quotation from Rousseau: " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like a God ! !" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence, unless you 'X>uld perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse.... | |
 | George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 286 pages
...was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like a God !" Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such stress on delivery. LESSON CV. " 1 haee seen an End of all Perfection." — MRS. SicouRNEr; I HAVE seen a man in the glory... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like a God ! !" Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such stress on delivery. Win. 85. Joelt'.l—U. JOEL ii. — 1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...quotation" from Rousseau ;— " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God !" — I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced...short sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive thewhole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse. Never before, did I completely... | |
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