 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 in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man,...  American Quarterly Review - Page 313edited by - 1831Full view - About this book
 | L. T. Covell - 1861 - 252 pages
...is to the sons of men." " Hatred stirreth up strife ; but love covcreth all sin." " True eloquence must exist in the man ; in the subject; and* in the occasion." " The sun is the source of light; the fixed stars are other suns ; the planets are other worlds ; the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...Of TRUE ELOyUENCE. Truc eloquence does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. .Labor and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in...Affected passion, intense expression, the pomp of deelamation, all may aspire after it, — they cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like the... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1862 - 558 pages
...conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It can not be brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for it', but they will toil in vain'. Words and phrases may be marshaled in every way', but they can not compass' it. It must exist in the man', in the subject',... | |
 | 1862 - 838 pages
...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 phra&es may be marshalled in every way, but they cannot com ~ -'* T1 "• — " man, in the subject,... | |
 | Universalism - 1863 - 464 pages
...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...and phrases may be marshalled in every way, but they connot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. — Webster. MANY... | |
 | Universalism - 1863 - 446 pages
...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...Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way, hut they connot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion.— Webster.... | |
 | George Jacob Holyoake - Debates and debating - 1863 - 254 pages
...far. Labor and learning may toil for it ; but they 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, in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire after... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears, David Allyn Gorton, Charles H. Woodman - 1863 - 436 pages
...convict ion. True eloquence, indeed, docs not consist in speech. It cannot ho. brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Word.-' and phrases may he marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist hi the... | |
 | Daniel Parish Kidder - Preaching - 1864 - 522 pages
...learning may toil for it, hut they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshaled in every way, hut they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man,...occasion. Affected passion, intense expression, the pom1) of declamation, all may aspire to 1> ' Miey cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like... | |
 | Daniel Parish Kidder - Preaching - 1864 - 522 pages
...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 marshaled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in... | |
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