Otis was a flame of fire : with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous... The Library of American Biography - 第 56 頁Jared Sparks 著 - 1847完整檢視 - 關於此書
| 1825 - 476 頁
...the following glowing language : — " But Otis was a flame of fire ! With a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research, a rapid summary of...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glare of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
| Caleb Hopkins Snow - 1825 - 454 頁
...summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetick glance of bis eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. 'Then and there,' says Presidenl John Adams, ' was the first scene of the first act of opposition to... | |
| William Wirt - 1826 - 690 頁
...his own burning phraseology. " Otis was a flame of fire ! " With a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of " research, a rapid summary of historical...American Independence was then and there " born.'" And he adds—" Every man of an immense " crowded audience appeared to me to go away, as I " did, ready... | |
| 1826 - 438 頁
...his own burning phraseology. " Otis was a flame of fire ! With a promptitude " of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of " historical...prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid tor" rent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before "him. American Independence was then and... | |
| 1826 - 404 頁
...use the language of the ex-president Adams, " was a flame of fire; with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research, a rapid summary of...a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. American Independence was then... | |
| William Lincoln, Christopher Columbus Baldwin - 1826 - 906 頁
...the language of the ex-president Adams, •- was a flame ot fife ; with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research, a rapid summary of...a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. American Independence was then... | |
| 1827 - 540 頁
...his own burning phraseology. " Otis was a flame of fire ! With a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical...him. American Independence was then and there born." And he adds—" Every man of an immense crowded audience appeared to me to go away, as I did, ready... | |
| John Sanderson - 1827 - 362 頁
...he said of this same harangue, " Otis was a flame of fire! with a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical...a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried all before him. American independence was then and there born. The seeds of patriots and heroes to... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 544 頁
...was a flame of fire ! with a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid survey of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal...of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of eloquence, he hurried away all before him. American independence was then and there born. The seeds... | |
| Caleb Hopkins Snow - 1828 - 482 頁
...research, a rapid summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetick glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent...impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. 'Then ana there,' says President John Adams, ' was the first scene of the first act of opposition to... | |
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