Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume 1 |
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Page 18
... speeches have been handed down to us , but these bear so very small a proportion to the pro- digious fame which his eloquence has left behind it , that far more is manifestly lost than has reached us ; while of his written compositions ...
... speeches have been handed down to us , but these bear so very small a proportion to the pro- digious fame which his eloquence has left behind it , that far more is manifestly lost than has reached us ; while of his written compositions ...
Page 19
... speeches in the House of Commons , as now preserved , were avowedly the composition of Dr. Johnson , whose measured style , formal periods , balanced antitheses , and total want of pure racy English , betray their author at every line ...
... speeches in the House of Commons , as now preserved , were avowedly the composition of Dr. Johnson , whose measured style , formal periods , balanced antitheses , and total want of pure racy English , betray their author at every line ...
Page 28
... speeches , anything like the fruits of inventive genius ; or to mark any token of his mind having gone before the very ordinary routine of the day , as if familiar with any ideas that did not pass through the most vul- gar ...
... speeches , anything like the fruits of inventive genius ; or to mark any token of his mind having gone before the very ordinary routine of the day , as if familiar with any ideas that did not pass through the most vul- gar ...
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... speeches of Pericles , which he may very possibly have in great part composed for him . Sallust's speech of Cæsar is manifestly the writer's own composition ; indeed , it is in the exact style of the one he puts into Cato's mouth , that ...
... speeches of Pericles , which he may very possibly have in great part composed for him . Sallust's speech of Cæsar is manifestly the writer's own composition ; indeed , it is in the exact style of the one he puts into Cato's mouth , that ...
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... speech with the words " Sugar , Mr. Speaker , " and then , observing a smile to pervade the audience , he paused ... speeches had but little . His statements were desultory , though striking , perhaps not very distinct , certainly not at ...
... speech with the words " Sugar , Mr. Speaker , " and then , observing a smile to pervade the audience , he paused ... speeches had but little . His statements were desultory , though striking , perhaps not very distinct , certainly not at ...
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