 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,...  Speeches and Forensic Arguments - Página 44por Daniel Webster - 1835Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | National Republican Club, inc - 1927 - 496 páginas
...for conviction; that true eloquence indeed does not consist in words. It cannot be brought from afar; labor and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. The graces taught in schools, the costly ornaments and contrivances of speech shock and disgust men... | |
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