 | 1805 - 590 Seiten
...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 - 1804 - 120 Seiten
...the peculiar crisis iu the discourse. Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes means by laying such stress on delivery. You are to bring...melancholy grandeur of their geniuses, you are to imagine that you hear his slow, solemn, well accented enunciation, and his voice of affecting, trembling melody... | |
 | 1804 - 496 Seiten
...Cacher.. ..¡¿is blindness, constantly recalling to your recollectioa old Homer, Ossbn and Aliltcn, and associating with his performance, the melancholy...grandeur of their geniuses. ...you are to imagine you hear his slow, solemn, well accented BRITISH SPT....LETTT.R ГЦ. enunciation and his voice of... | |
 | William Wirt - 1805 - 144 Seiten
...sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse. Never before, did I completely understand...the melancholy grandeur of their geniuses. ...you arc to imagine that you hear his slow, solemn, \ve)l • accented enunciation, and his voice of affecuriri-,... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1809 - 642 Seiten
...lamentably small. In genius " you the venerable figure of the preacher ; his blindness con" stantly recalling to your recollection old Homer. Ossian,...« Milton, and associating with his performance the melancho" 'y grandeur of their geniuses ; you are to imagine that you '' hear his slow, solemn, well... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 Seiten
...sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse. Never before, did I completely understand...are to bring before you the venerable figure of the preacher—his blindness, constantly recalling to your recollection old Homer^ Ossian and Milton-,... | |
 | Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 Seiten
...sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse. Never before did I completely understand...melancholy grandeur of their geniuses ; you are to imagine that you hear his slow, solemn, wellaccented enunciation, and his voice of affecting trembling melody... | |
 | 1815 - 444 Seiten
...sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse. Never before did I 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,... | |
 | William Wirt - 1829 - 250 Seiten
...sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse. Never before, did I completely understand...melancholy grandeur of their geniuses ; you are to imagine that you hear his slow, solemn, well-accented enunciation, and his voice of affecting, trembling melody;... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - 1818 - 276 Seiten
...thisshortsentence.unlessyou could perfectly conceive the whole mannerofthe man as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse. Never before, did I completely understand...recalling to your recollection old Homer, Ossian, and'Milton, and associating with his performance the melancholy grandeur of their geniuses ; you are... | |
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I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse. Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes... 
