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Oratory and Orators (Classic Reprint)

Author : William Mathews
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ISBN 13 : 9781332812769
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Oratory and Orators (Classic Reprint) written by William Mathews and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Oratory and Orators The French philosopher, d'alembert, goes so far as to say of eloquence, that the prodigies which it often works, in the hands of a single man, upon an entire nation, are perhaps the most shining testimony of the superiority of one man over another and Emerson expresses a simi lar opinion when he says that eloquence is the appro priate organ of the highest personal energy. As there is no effort of the human mind which demands a rarer combination of faculties than does oratory in its loftiest ights, so there is no human effort which is rewarded with more immediate or more dazzling triumphs. The philosopher in his closet, the statesman in his cabinet, the general in the tented field, may produce more lasting effects upon human affairs, but their in uence is both more slowly felt, and less intoxicating from the ascend ancy it confers. The orator is not compelled to wait through long and weary years to reap the reward of his labors. His triumphs are instantaneous; they follow his efforts as the thunder-peal follows the lightning's ash. While he is in the very act of forming his sentences, his triumph is re ected from the countenances of his hearers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Oratory and Orators

Author : William Mathews
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ISBN 13 : 0543923762
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book Oratory and Orators written by William Mathews and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by S. G. Griggs and Company in Chicago, 1879.

Cicero on Oratory and Orators (Classic Reprint)

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332343549
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book Cicero on Oratory and Orators (Classic Reprint) written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cicero on Oratory and Orators Crassus supposes, and that, as universal knowledge is unattainable, it will be well for him not to attempt to acquire too much, as he will thus only distract his thoughts, and render himself less capable of at taining excellence in speaking, than if, contenting himself with mod crate acquirements, be devoted his attention chieﬂy to the improve ment of his natural talents and qualifications for oratory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Cicero on Oratory and Orators

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365305873
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Cicero on Oratory and Orators written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cicero on Oratory and Orators: With His Letters to Quintus and Brutus No labour has been spared to produce a faithful and readable translation of a treatise which must always be interesting to the orator and the student. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Golden Age of American Oratory (Classic Reprint)

Author : Edward G. Parker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364177174
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Age of American Oratory (Classic Reprint) written by Edward G. Parker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Golden Age of American Oratory Although the Revolutionary orators ushered in this Golden Age of our Eloquence, no attempt has been made to describe them; because such a de scription now must be, at best, only a second-hand copy of their traditionary lineaments. Many of the illustrative remarks and conversa tions alluded to in this volume, especially of Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and Mr. Choate, were expressed directly to the author, or in his presence, by these gentlemen. He has not, however, thought it worth while to particularize these instances in the text; except where an important principle is asserted by such eminent authorities, or an important historical fact is narrated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Irish Orators and Oratory (Classic Reprint)

Author : Tom Kettle
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ISBN 13 : 9781331038269
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book Irish Orators and Oratory (Classic Reprint) written by Tom Kettle and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Irish Orators and Oratory Every anthologist, even the worst, is in the afflicting position of that antique sophist, the fore-runner of all the tribe of company-promoters, who spent so much of his life trying to sell a house on the basis of a specimen brick. In the region of poetry which is, of its very nature, an exaltation, as brief as it is intense, he may avoid abject failure. In prose literature, too, the prospector may hope to come upon passages, quintessential and yet true to type, which can be broken off from the central mass without losing their character. Your author and worker in print has this further advantage: he writes for the individual, and the spiritual values in which he trades are, if not universal, at least partly stripped of localism and transience. But oratory is, by contrast, complex, diffuse, netted beyond release in impermanent details. Its triumph is of the moment, momentary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Art of the Orator (Classic Reprint)

Author : Edgar Rees Jones
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332940526
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Art of the Orator (Classic Reprint) written by Edgar Rees Jones and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Art of the Orator IT is with some apprehension that a public man ventures to publish a volume on oratory under his own name he obviously lays himself open to taunts and to accusations of presumption. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Rhetoric and Oratory (Classic Reprint)

Author : J. F. X. O'CONOR
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266193623
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Rhetoric and Oratory (Classic Reprint) written by J. F. X. O'CONOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Rhetoric and Oratory The aim of this book is to give the precepts for the building of a speech, and at the same time to place under the eye of both professor and student the speech built according to these precepts. Some works give the precepts alone, but not the complete illustrations, others supply the orations, but do not indicate how they were formed. They give neither the division of parts, nor the principles upon which to construct a discourse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Rhetoric of Oratory (Classic Reprint)

Author : Edwin Du Bois Shurter
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266179450
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book The Rhetoric of Oratory (Classic Reprint) written by Edwin Du Bois Shurter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Rhetoric of Oratory There is no modern text-book, so far as the author is aware, which covers the same ground as the present volume. The treatment covers all forms of public discourse, but the point of view is that of formal oratory; the assumption always is that one has time to write out in full a set speech for a more or less formal occasion. Of course the formal ora tion is only one of many kinds of public speeches; indeed, with the average speaker, it may be com paratively rare, but it is only by the systematic study and practice of the rhetoric of oratory that the stu dent can best train himself generally for all kinds of public speaking. Such foundation work in written composition is absolutely essential to appreciate and cultivate the oratorical style and to guard against the prolix and discursive tendencies of extempore speech. The science and art of oratory was so comprehen sively and exhaustively treated by the ancient Greek and Roman rhetoricians that, as John Quincy Adams said in his address accepting the professorship of rhetoric and oratory at Harvard, to select, com bine, and apply their precepts is the only duty left for their followers of all succeeding times, and to obtain a perfect familiarity with their instruction is to arrive at a mastery of the art. A new treatise on oratory, therefore, can be little more than themodernizing of old material - the modern application of principles elaborately wrought out by such writers as Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian. The author would not underrate his indebtedness to some of the modern treatises (cited in the text), but for the most part the present treatise simply aims to adapt ancient precepts to present-day conditions, supplementing theory with suggestive exercises and considerable illustrative matter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Cicero on Oratory and Orators, Vol. 2 of 2

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333847661
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Cicero on Oratory and Orators, Vol. 2 of 2 written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cicero on Oratory and Orators, Vol. 2 of 2: With Notes Historical and Explanatory Of wise and virtuous citizens, this excellent man, my faithful associate in the service of the pub lic, expired at the very time when the com monwealth could least spare him, and when we had the greatest reason to regret the want of his prudence and authority. I can add, very sincerely, that in him I lamented the loss, not (as most people imagined) of a dan gerons rival who Opposed my reputation, but of a generous associate who engaged with me in the pursuit of fame. For if we have Instances in history, though in studies of less impor tance, that some distinguished poets have been greatly afflicted at the death of their contem porary bards; with what tender concern should I honour the memory of a man, with whom it is more glorious to have disputed the prize of eloquence, than never to have combated as an antagonist! Especially, as he was always so far from obstructing my endeavours, or I his, that, on the contrary, we mutually assisted each other with our credit and advice. But as he, who had a perpetual run of felicity, left the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Orator's Touchstone (Classic Reprint)

Author : Hugh McQueen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365248545
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book The Orator's Touchstone (Classic Reprint) written by Hugh McQueen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Orator's Touchstone The second conviction is, that the accomplishment of public speaking, instead of waving as a proud and attractive plume in the coronet of any peculiar class or profession, will soon become an universal attribute of the American people. Our faith in the justness of the first conviction, is founded on the fact that the instance is exceeding rare in which history, with her impartial pen, has recorded, or tradition, with its authentic voice, has reported, an example of any person failing to grasp the palm of eloquence, who aspired to it with a perseverance which never faltered, and who was endowed by nature with powers of a respectable grade. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Oratory (Classic Reprint)

Author : Henry Ward Beecher
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ISBN 13 : 9781330525517
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Oratory (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Ward Beecher and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Oratory I congratulate myself, always, for the privilege of appearing before a Philadelphia audience - intelligent, sympathetic, appreciative; but never more than now, when the audience is assembled both to behold, and to bear witness to, one of the noblest institutions that could be established in your midst; one of the most needed; and one which I have reason to believe has been established under the inspiration of the highest motives, not only of patriotism in education, but of religion About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Book of Oratory

Author : Edward Chauncey Marshall
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ISBN 13 : 9781332946679
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (466 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Oratory written by Edward Chauncey Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from 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 The compiler of this volume acknowledges his indebtedness to the Honorable Messrs. Cass, Benton, Berrien, Butler, Hunter, Seward, Dickinson, Winthrop, Jefferson Davis, Hilliard, and Mayor Seaton, of Washington, for valuable assistance in furnish ing and collecting speeches for his use, of which he has fully availed himself. For an able discussion of the principles of oratory, he refers to the work of the Rev. Henry Mandeville, D. D., which may be obtained from the enterprising publishers of this collection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The World's Orators

Author : Guy Carleton Lee
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ISBN 13 : 9781333046385
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book The World's Orators written by Guy Carleton Lee and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The World's Orators: Comprising the Great Orations of the World's History With Introductory Essays, Biographical Sketches and Critical Notes Roman world solely by the power of the spoken word. It was the greatest triumph of oratory that the world has ever seen, however far that oratory may have departed in form from the oratory of the schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Orators of Modern Europe (Classic Reprint)

Author : Guy Carleton Lee
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428917616
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Orators of Modern Europe (Classic Reprint) written by Guy Carleton Lee and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Orators of Modern Europe The orations have been selected with a view to the illustration of the oratory of the Latin and Teutonic peoples considered as races rather than as subdivided nations. The limitation of space has caused the omission of several orators valuable for the beauty of their diction, but the general style in which they spoke is thought to be most thoroughly exemplified by the expositions given. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Columbian Orator

Author : Caleb Bingham
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266195160
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Columbian Orator written by Caleb Bingham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Columbian Orator: Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces; Together With Rules, Calculated to Improve Youth and Others in the Ornamental and Useful Art of Eloquence The art of Oratory needs no encomium. Rudiments, and diffuse its spirit among the Youth of ca, is the design of this Boole. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Library of Oratory, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 6 of 15

Author : Chauncey M. Depew
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483036031
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book The Library of Oratory, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 6 of 15 written by Chauncey M. Depew and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Library of Oratory, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 6 of 15: With Critical Studies of the World's Great Orators by Eminent Essayists As much must be said of history and philosophy. The philosopher speaks and writes. Can he, then, like the orator, find accents which make truth enter the soul; colors and forms that make it shine forth evident and manifest to the eyes of intelligence? It would be betray ing his cause to neglect the means that can serve it; but the profoundest art is here only a means, the aim of phil osophy is elsewhere; whence it follows that philosophy; is not an art. Without doubt, Plato is a great artist; he is the peer of Sophocles and Phidias, as Pascal is some times the rival of Demosthenes and Bossuet; but both would have blushed if they had discovered at the bottom of their souls another desngn, another aim than the service of truth and virtue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.