The Book of Oratory: A New Collection of Extracts in Prose, Poetry and Dialogue, Containing Selections from Distinguished American and English Orators, Divines, and Poets |
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... for every past benefit unrequited , every past endearment unregarded , of that being who can never , never , never return to be soothed by thy contrition ! WASHINGTON IRVING.- -JOSEPH STORY . 29 If thou art a 28 SELECTIONS IN PROSE .
... for every past benefit unrequited , every past endearment unregarded , of that being who can never , never , never return to be soothed by thy contrition ! WASHINGTON IRVING.- -JOSEPH STORY . 29 If thou art a 28 SELECTIONS IN PROSE .
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... thou art a child , and hast ever added a sorrow to the soul , or a furrow to the silvered brow of an affectionate parent ; if thou art a husband , and hast ever caused the fond bosom that ventured its whole happiness in thy arms to ...
... thou art a child , and hast ever added a sorrow to the soul , or a furrow to the silvered brow of an affectionate parent ; if thou art a husband , and hast ever caused the fond bosom that ventured its whole happiness in thy arms to ...
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... thou , the hero of the Mexican war , let not your ashes be disturbed ! The star of your glory will never be obscured by such fogs and fleeting clouds as that . It will continue to shine brighter and brighter as long as professional ...
... thou , the hero of the Mexican war , let not your ashes be disturbed ! The star of your glory will never be obscured by such fogs and fleeting clouds as that . It will continue to shine brighter and brighter as long as professional ...
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... thou fall from heaven , O Lucifer , son of the morning ! Our beloved country with ashes for beauty ; the golden cord of our union broken ; its scattered fragments presenting every form of misrule , from the wildest anarchy to the most ...
... thou fall from heaven , O Lucifer , son of the morning ! Our beloved country with ashes for beauty ; the golden cord of our union broken ; its scattered fragments presenting every form of misrule , from the wildest anarchy to the most ...
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... thou hast ordained ; What is man , that thou art mindful of him ? or the son of man , that thou vis- itest him ? " When , beneath the varied surface of this earth , the instructor shows his pupils those tablets of stone on which are ...
... thou hast ordained ; What is man , that thou art mindful of him ? or the son of man , that thou vis- itest him ? " When , beneath the varied surface of this earth , the instructor shows his pupils those tablets of stone on which are ...
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Page 359 - TO him who in the love of nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language; for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware.
Page 361 - When thou art gone, the solemn brood of care Plod on, and each one as before will chase His favorite phantom; yet all these shall leave Their mirth and their employments, and shall come And make their bed with thee.
Page 305 - And children coming home from school Look in at the open door ; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor.
Page 281 - All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Page 290 - Tis not the balm, the sceptre, and the ball, The sword, the mace, the crown imperial, The intertissued robe of gold and pearl, The farced title running 'fore the King...
Page 287 - And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect. What if this cursed hand Were thicker than itself with brother's blood, Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens To wash it white as snow?
Page 279 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr!
Page 277 - There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats ; For I am armed so strong in honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind, Which I respect not.
Page 279 - Let's dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of, say, I taught thee; Say, Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honour...
Page 43 - Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote.