The Columbian Orator: Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces; Together with Rules, Calculated to Improve Youth and Others in the Ornamental and Useful Art of EloquenceParker & Bliss at the Troy Bookstore, 1811 - 300 pages |
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... less careful in endeavouring to gain the habit of a becoming and decent gesture ; for which purpose he used to pronounce his discourses alone before a large glass . And because he had an ill custom of drawing up his shoulders when he ...
... less careful in endeavouring to gain the habit of a becoming and decent gesture ; for which purpose he used to pronounce his discourses alone before a large glass . And because he had an ill custom of drawing up his shoulders when he ...
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... and ecstatic , yet not less powerful , and more agreeable to our rational faculties . As persons are dif- ferently affected when they speak , so they naturally B alter the tone of their voice , though they do THE COLUMBIAN ORATOR . 13.
... and ecstatic , yet not less powerful , and more agreeable to our rational faculties . As persons are dif- ferently affected when they speak , so they naturally B alter the tone of their voice , though they do THE COLUMBIAN ORATOR . 13.
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... less offensive to the hearers . The medium between these two is a moderate and even voice . But this is not the same in all ; that which is moderate in one would be high in another . Every pérson therefore must regulate it by the ...
... less offensive to the hearers . The medium between these two is a moderate and even voice . But this is not the same in all ; that which is moderate in one would be high in another . Every pérson therefore must regulate it by the ...
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... less to be attended to in speaking , if we would pronounce in a distinct and graceful manner . For every one should speak in the same manner as he ought to read , if he could ar- rive at that exactness . Now the common rule given in ...
... less to be attended to in speaking , if we would pronounce in a distinct and graceful manner . For every one should speak in the same manner as he ought to read , if he could ar- rive at that exactness . Now the common rule given in ...
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... less danger of its failing him before he has finished his discourse . But he , who has a weak voice , should be very . care- ful not to strain it , especially at first . He ought to be- gin slow , and rise gradually to such a pitch as ...
... less danger of its failing him before he has finished his discourse . But he , who has a weak voice , should be very . care- ful not to strain it , especially at first . He ought to be- gin slow , and rise gradually to such a pitch as ...
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Common terms and phrases
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Popular passages
Page 149 - I shall carry it with me to my grave, as a strong incitement to unceasing vows that Heaven may continue to you the choicest tokens of its beneficence; that your union and brotherly affection may be perpetual, that the free constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be sacredly maintained; that its administration in every department may be stamped with wisdom and virtue; that, in fine, the happiness of the people of these states, under the auspices of liberty, may be made complete, by so careful...
Page 153 - Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Page 147 - The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not far distant, and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those out of whom...
Page 148 - I have the consolation to believe that while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it.
Page 149 - ... has supported me, and for the opportunities I have thence enjoyed of manifesting my inviolable attachment by services faithful and persevering, though in usefulness unequal to my zeal. If benefits have resulted to our country from these services, let it always be remembered to your praise and as an instructive example in our annals that under circumstances in which the passions, agitated in every direction, were liable to mislead...
Page 148 - The strength of my inclination to do this, previous to the last election, had even led to the preparation of an address, to declare it to you ; but mature reflection on the then perplexed and critical posture of our affairs with foreign nations, and the unanimous advice of persons entitled to my confidence, impelled me to abandon the idea. I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the sentiment of duty or...
Page 36 - No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the United States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency...
Page 150 - I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence, and that after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service, with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest.
Page 147 - The acceptance of and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice called me have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty and to a deference for what appeared to be your desire.
Page 185 - To conclude, my lords, if the ministers thus persevere in misadvising and misleading the king, I will not say, that they can alienate the affections of his subjects from his crown ; but I will affirm, that they will make the crown not worth his wearing. I will not say that the king is betrayed ; but I will pronounce, that the kingdom is undone.