Orators of the Age. Comprising portraits, critical, biographical and descriptiveHarper & brothers, 1847 - Всего страниц: 314 |
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Стр. 157 - The battles, sieges, fortunes, that he has passed," ought to have come back upon him. He ought to have remembered that, from the earliest achievement in which he displayed that military genius which has placed him foremost in the annals of modern warfare, down to that last and surpassing combat which has made his name...
Стр. 158 - Toulouse, and, last of all, the greatest Tell me, for you were there — I appeal to the gallant soldier before me (Sir Henry Hardinge,) from whose opinions I differ, but who bears, I know, a generous heart in an intrepid breast ; — tell me, for you must needs remember — on that...
Стр. 157 - Salamanca, Albuera, Toulouse — and, last of all, the greatest. Tell me, for you were there — I appeal to the gallant soldier before me (pointing to Sir Henry Hardinge), who bears, I know, a generous heart in an intrepid breast — tell me, for you must needs remember, on that...
Стр. 158 - ... by the example of their mighty leader, rushed again and again to the onset tell me if, for an instant, when, to hesitate for an instant was to be lost, the "aliens
Стр. 158 - When the chill morning dawned, their dead lay cold and stark together : in the same deep pit their bodies were deposited : the green corn of spring is now breaking from their commingled dust : the dew falls from Heaven upon their union in the grave.
Стр. 158 - ... dawned, their dead lay cold and stark together ; — in the same deep pit their bodies were deposited — the green corn of spring is now breaking from their commingled dust — the dew falls from heaven upon their union in the grave. Partakers in every peril — in the glory shall we not be permitted to participate ; and shall we be told, as a requital, that we are estranged from the noble country for whose salvation our life-blood was poured out...
Стр. 77 - An opening is made in the discussion, and he rises, or rather darts up from his seat, plunging at once into the very heart of his subject, without exordium or apologetic preface. In fact, you have for a few seconds heard a voice, pitched in alto, monotonous, and rather shrill, pouring forth words with inconceivable velocity ere you have become aware that a new speaker, and one of no common order, has broken in upon the debate. A few seconds more, and cheers, perhaps from all parts of the house, rouse...
Стр. 77 - ... proceeds, hauling the subject after him, and all its possible attributes and illustrations, with the strength of a giant, leaving a line of light on the pathway his mind has trod, till, unexhausted and apparently inexhaustible, he brings, this remarkable effort to a close by a peroration so highly sustained in its declamatory power, so abounding in illustration, so admirably framed to crown and clench the whole oration, that surprise, if it has even begun to wear off, kindles anew, and the hearer...
Стр. 157 - ... that, from the earliest achievement in which he displayed that military genius which has placed him foremost in the annals of modern warfare, down to that last and surpassing combat which has made his name imperishable — from Assaye to Waterloo — the Irish soldiers, with whom your armies are filled, were the inseparable auxiliaries to the glory with which his unparalleled successes have been crowned.
Стр. 77 - Sheil is as badly, if not worse off in this respect; yet what a flame he can kindle ! The cause lies in his inveterate habit of preparing his speeches, even to the very words and phrases, and committing them to memory long before the hour of delivery. Partial preparation is allowable in the greatest orators. Exordiums, and perorations, and the general sketch of the speech may well be arranged and shaped beforehand ; but let some scope be left for the impulse of the moment. The greatest thoughts are...