The Preacher and the King: Or, Bourdaloue in the Court of Louis XIV : Being an Account of the Pulpit Eloquence of that Distinguished EraGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 338 páginas |
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... thing to me ; that the crowd like himself , is deceived and takes the means for the end . If they knew better what a sermon should be , and what effect it should leave behind , they would be of my opinion . Believe me , in this respect ...
... thing to me ; that the crowd like himself , is deceived and takes the means for the end . If they knew better what a sermon should be , and what effect it should leave behind , they would be of my opinion . Believe me , in this respect ...
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... thing which would not happen if this discourse were the right sort of sermon . It would have its life within itself ; it would dispense with the aid of external emotions . Add to all this infatuation , fashion— ” " Fashion ! " cried M ...
... thing which would not happen if this discourse were the right sort of sermon . It would have its life within itself ; it would dispense with the aid of external emotions . Add to all this infatuation , fashion— ” " Fashion ! " cried M ...
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... thing which can least of all be changed . A man's style is nearly as much a part of him as his physiognomy , his figure , the throb- bings of his pulse , -in short , as any part of his being which is the least subjected to the action of ...
... thing which can least of all be changed . A man's style is nearly as much a part of him as his physiognomy , his figure , the throb- bings of his pulse , -in short , as any part of his being which is the least subjected to the action of ...
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... thing which M. de Fénélon could not forgive him , was the species of adoration which he had since bestowed upon the king . After having , by his courageous defence of Fouquet , attracted the admiration of France and Europe , he ...
... thing which M. de Fénélon could not forgive him , was the species of adoration which he had since bestowed upon the king . After having , by his courageous defence of Fouquet , attracted the admiration of France and Europe , he ...
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... things ; a layman is less in danger of forgetting their practical side , and the very idea that he listens to us , forces us to remem- ber it also . " " Yes , " said the Abbé Fleury , " it reminds us that theology is a means , not an ...
... things ; a layman is less in danger of forgetting their practical side , and the very idea that he listens to us , forces us to remem- ber it also . " " Yes , " said the Abbé Fleury , " it reminds us that theology is a means , not an ...
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