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" Words and phrases may be marshaled in every way, but they cannot compass it It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire after it, — they cannot reach it. "
American Oratory, Or, Selections from the Speeches of Eminent Americans - Page 490
1840 - 531 pages
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A Selection of Eulogies: Pronounced in the Several States, in Honor of Those ...

1826 - 438 pages
...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression,...fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of vokanic fir^s, with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taugiit in the schools, the costly...
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American Quarterly Review, Volume 9

Robert Walsh - American literature - 1831 - 722 pages
...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression,...bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, origiginal, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments, and studied contrivances...
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American Quarterly Review, Volume 1

American literature - 1827 - 654 pages
...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression,...from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic lie;-, •with spontaneous, original, native force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments,...
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Eloquence of the United States, Volume 5

Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 544 pages
...marshalled in every way, • but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression,...aspire after it — they cannot reach it. It comes, if k come at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic...
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Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Volume 8

John Sanderson - United States - 1827 - 362 pages
...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression,...the pomp of declamation, all may aspire after it, but they cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the...
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Eloquence of the United States, Volume 5

Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 540 pages
...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire after it—they cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like the outbreaking of a fountain from the...
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The Christian Spectator, Volume 1

Theology - 1827 - 684 pages
...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression,...force. The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments,and studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the...
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Sequel to The Analytical Reader: In which the Original Design is Extended ...

Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1828 - 314 pages
...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression,...of a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth -Dictated, commanded, composed, uttered forth. Oracles, something delivered by supernatural wisdom....
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Analysis of the Principles of Rhetorical Delivery as Applied in Reading and ...

Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 414 pages
...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression,...comes, if it come at all, like the outbreaking of 15 a fountain from the earth, or the bursting forth of volcanic fires, with spontaneous, original,...
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Analysis of the Principles of Rhetorical Delivery as Applied in Reading and ...

Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...marshalled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. Affected passion, intense expression, the pomp of declamation, all may aspire after it—they cannot reach it. It comes, if it come at all, like the outbreaking of 15 a fountain from...
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