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Page 113
... speak except ore rotundo , in cothurnus , or sometimes on stilts . And what con- summate advocates they all are ! The French drama is an oratorical tournament , a long suit between opposing parties , on a day which is to end with the ...
... speak except ore rotundo , in cothurnus , or sometimes on stilts . And what con- summate advocates they all are ! The French drama is an oratorical tournament , a long suit between opposing parties , on a day which is to end with the ...
Page 186
... speak to us from beyond the tomb ; what he says has the effect upon us of a sentence , an oracle , an injunction ; we look upon him as one endowed with second sight . Serious and solemn words come naturally to the man who feels life ...
... speak to us from beyond the tomb ; what he says has the effect upon us of a sentence , an oracle , an injunction ; we look upon him as one endowed with second sight . Serious and solemn words come naturally to the man who feels life ...
Page 319
... speak to the point , to give practicable advice , to act on the spot , to arrive at the proper moment , to stop in time . Tact , measure , occasion - all these deserve our cultivation and respect . April 22 , 1878. - Letter from my ...
... speak to the point , to give practicable advice , to act on the spot , to arrive at the proper moment , to stop in time . Tact , measure , occasion - all these deserve our cultivation and respect . April 22 , 1878. - Letter from my ...
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