...shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words...patriotism is eloquent: then, self-devotion is eloquent. 4. The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the...

...shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words...rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. 9. Even genius itself then feels rebuked and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then,...

...shock and diaejust men when their own lives, aad the fate of their wives, their children, and their country hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words...rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Kven genius itself then feels rebuked and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then, patriotism...

...shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric4 is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even genius itself then feels rebuked, and...

...shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words...high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, THE WORTH OF ELOQUENCE. 17 speaking on the tongue, beaming from the eye, informing every feature, and...

...Suppression, Depression, Dejection, and kindred ideas. Ex. — I. Put DOWN the unworthy feeling. 2. Even Genius itself then feels rebuked and SUBDUED as in the presence of higher qualities. II. Imprecation, Destruction. Ex. — I. May curses BLAST thy arm, 2. Thy money PERISH with thee !...

...well. 3. Compound, when it contains at least two principal propositions combined co-ordinately. Ex. — Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory, contemptible. 20. The propositions of a complex or a compound sentence are called its clauses. 21. A proposition...

...and tho fates of their wives, their children, and their country hang on. the decision of the hour. 2. Then words have lost their power, rhetoric is vain,...self-devotion is eloquent. The clear conception, outrunning tho deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking on the...

...shock and disgust men, when their own lives and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country hang on the decision of the hour. Then words...and all elaborate oratory contemptible. Even genius feels itself rebuked and subdued, as in the presence of higher qualities. Then patriotism is eloquent;...

...of the hour. of higher qualities. Then, patriotism is eloquent ; then, self-devotion is eloquent. 6. The clear conception outrunning the deductions of...the firm resolve ; the dauntless spirit, speaking from the tongue, beaming from the eye, informing every feature, urging the whole man onward, right...