 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
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1878 - 508 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...completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such a stress on delivery. William Wirt. FOR PREPARATION. — I. From The British Spy. "Orange County" (in... | |
 | John Lewis Peyton - Augusta County (Va.) - 1882 - 420 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...completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying stress on delivery. You are to bring before you the venerable figure of the preacher ; his blindness... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1882 - 558 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 yon could perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in . the discourse.... | |
 | Recitations - 1884 - 780 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...peculiar crisis in" the discourse. Never before did 1 completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such stress on delivery. You are to bring... | |
 | Elocution - 1885 - 332 pages
...silence, 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. WILLIAM WIRT. THE THREE BELLS. [This poem refers to the well-known rescue of the crew of an American... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 564 pages
...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...understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such stress on delicery. You are to bring before } T OU the venerable figure of the preacher; his blindness, constantly... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - American literature - 1889 - 702 pages
...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...discourse. Never before did I completely understand what Demostlienes meant by laying such stress on delivery. You are to bring before you the venerable figure... | |
 | John W. Iliff - Elocution - 1893 - 616 pages
...silence, was a quotation from Rousseau: "Socrates died like ii philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God!!" Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such stress on, delivery. WILLIAM WlRT. THE THREE HELLS. [This poem refers lo the well known rescue of the crcw of un American... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - Literature - 1893 - 504 pages
...Christlike a (Jod!" I despair of giving you any idea of f ho effect produced by this short sentence, un less you could perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculia crisis in the discourse. Never before did : completely understand what Demosthenes meant by... | |
 | Louise Manly - American liteature - 1895 - 560 pages
...was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like a God ! " in the discourse. Never before did I completely understand...Demosthenes meant by laying such stress on delivery. You art to bring before you the venerable figure of the preacher; his blindness, constantly recalling to... | |
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