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HohattoWrite—CorregandSpeakers

Rulesofgrammaraoodintheirowheirlawsmustbeobservedihtsaherightwaysothattheyshallveyadeterminatesenseandmeaninginapleasingaablemanner.Hardandfastrules,however,evermakeawriterorauthor.

ThatisthebusinessofoldMotherhingtakeherplaaturehasnotendowedamanwithfacultiestoputhisideasintoproperpositiodoso.Hemayhavehythereg.Ifapersonhasnotathoughttoexpress,itotbeexpressed.Somethingaofnothihormusthavethoughtsandideasbeforeheexpressthemohesebynatureandeandaredevelopedaheudying.

ThereisanoldLatinquotatiardtothepoetwhichsays"Poetanasfit"thetranslationofwhichis—thepoetisborn,reethesameappliestotheauthor.Sreatscholarsasfarasbised,yettheyotexpressthemselvesiieislikegoldloachestwhereitisofhemselvesortherestoftheworld.

&waytolearositdownaasthebestwayhowtolearntorideabicyounttheedalaway.Writefirstaboutonthiarefamiliartoyou.Tryforinstanessayonacat.Saysomethinginalabouther.Don'tsay"sheisveryplayfulwhenyoungbutbeesgraveasshegrowsold."Thathasbeensaidmorethanfiftythousandtimesbefore.

&youhaveseenthefamilyg,howshecaughtamouseiandwhatshedidaftergit.Familiarthemesarealwaysthebestfinner.Don'tattempttodescribeasAustraliaifyouhavehereandknownothiry.forsubjects,therearethousandsaroundyou.Describewhatyousawyesterday—afire,arunawayh-fightoandbeinaliiowritersiyle,butwetoutofthebeatenpath,makeapathwayofyourown.

Knoriteabout,writeaboutwhatyouknow?thisisagoldeowhiustadhere.Toknowyoumuststudy.Theenbookinwhiayread.Natureisovolumethepagesofeaswellastothepeer.StudyNature'smoodsaheyarevastlymoreimportantthahegrammar.Bismostdesirable,but,afterall,itisonlytheoryandnotpractice.ThegraallegoryintheEnglish,infaylanguage,waswrittenbyanignorant,so-orant,tinkernamedJohnBunyan.Shakespearewasnotasthesehetermto-day,yetnomaneverlivedorprobablyeverwilllivethatequalledorwillequalhimintheexpressionofthought.Hesimplyreadthebookoferpreteditfromthestandpointofhisownmaggenius.

Don'timagiacollegeeduisosuccessasawriter.Farfromit.Semenaredead-heads,drones,parasitesonthebodysootaloheworldbuttothemselves.Apersonmaybesoorheisvaluelessfromaandpoint.Asagealthilepurpose.Amanmayknowsomuchthatheknowslittleofanything.Thismaysoundparadoxical,but,heless,experieruth.

Ifyouarepoorthatisbutanadvayisaoeadrawback.Bettertobebornwithagbrainihanooninyourmouth.Iftheworldhadbeendependingontheso-calledpetsoffortuwouldhavedeteriago.

Fromthepitsofpoverty,fromthearenas,fromthehovelsof,fromthebackwoodsofobscurity,fromthelanesandby-ression,fromthedisasofueryhaveenandwomenwhohavemadehistory,madethewhter,better,higher,holierfortheirexiste,madeofitaplacegoodtoliveinandworthytodiein,—menandwomenwhohavehalloweditbytheirfootstepsandsahtheirpresenmanysecrateditwiththeirblood.Povertyisablessing,notanevil,abenisoher'shaherightspirit.Iarding,ithaselevatedliteratureinallages.HomerwasablindbeggarmansinginghissnatchesofsongforthedolerandoldSocrates,ora,manyadaywentwithouthisdinnerbecausehehadhaltogetit,whileteagtheyouthofAthens.Thedivihihanabeggar,houseless,homeless,friendless,wahroughItalywhileheposedhisimmortalilton,whoinhisbli;lelsfeartotread,"ediywhilewritinghissublime,"ParadiseLost."ShakespearewasgladtoholdahehorsesofpatroeHorseTheatreforafewpenniesiobuybread.Burnsburstforthinnever-dyingsongwhileguidingtheploughshare.PoorHeinrie,eday,fromhis&qurave"inParisaddedliterarylaurelstothewreathofhisGermanFatherland.InAmericaElihuBurritt,whileattendingtheanvil,madehimselfamasteruagesaerarylionofhisageandtry.

Inotherfieldsofendeavorpovertyhasbeeoaapoleonwasborninobscurity,thesonofahand-to-mouthserinthebackwardislandofCorsica.AbrahamLiandprideofAmerica,themahislandtoohotforthefeetofslaves,alogtheOhiobackwoods.SodidJamesA.Garfield.UlyssesGraanyardtobeetheworld&#ehomasA.Edisonenewsboyonarail

Theexamplesofthesemeoa.Povertythrustthemforwardinsteadofkeepiherefore,ifyouarepoormakeyourstoaneion,keepagoalinsightandbeoreachthatgoal.AstoryistoldofThomasCarlylethedayheattaihoeraryworldferuponhimwheedLordRectorhUy.Afterhisinstallationspeeghthehalls,hemetastudentseemiudy.Inhisot,crustywaytheSageofterrogatedtheyoungman:"Forrofessioudying?""Idon'tknow,"returh."Youdon'tknow,"thunderedCarlyle,"youngman,youareafool."Theoqualifyhisvehementremark,"MyboywhenIwasye,Iedingrinding,grippihelittlevillageofE,inthewildsof[Transcriber'spartible]-frieshire,lainisterandmyselfcouldreadtheBible,yetpoorandobscureasIwas,inmymind'seyeIsawachairawaitiempleofFameanddayandnightandnightanddayIstudieduntilIsatinthatchairtodayasLordRectorhUy."

A,RobertBu,thefamousoutforLowwithbuthalf-a-hispocket.&quoes,"saidhe,&quraveierAbbey."Hewasnotmuchofascholar,buthisambitioncarriedhimonandhebeeofthegreatliterarylionsoftheworld'smetropolis.

&anleyoorhousewaifwhoserealnamewasJohnRowlands.HewasbroughtupinaWelshworkhouse,buthehadambitioobeagreatexplreatwriter,becameamemberofParliamentandwaskheBritishSn.

&iontosudyouwillsucceed.Cuttheword"failure"outofyourlexi'taowledgeit.Remember"Inlife'searletheyonlyprevailwhodailymarwardandneversayfail."

&aterbebutasteppihepathresstothegoalofsuccess.

Ifuntowardcessurrouoover.Buhe"Pilgrim&#ress"inBedfordjailonscrapspaperwhilehewashalfstarvedoofbreadaunfortunateAmeriius,EdgarAllae"TheRaven,"themostwonderfulaswellasthemosthighlyartistiinallEnglishliterature,iageintheFordhamseeasisofwant.Throughoutallhisshortandwonderfullybrilliantcareer,poorPoeneverhadadollarhecouldcallhisown.Such,however,wasbothhisfaultandhismisfortuneandheisabadexemplar.

Don'tthinkthattheknowledgeofalibraryofbooksisessentialtosuccessasawriter.Oftenamultiplicityofbooksisg.Masterafewgoodbooksahemwellandyouwillhaveallthatisnecessary.Agreatauthorityhassaid:"Bewareofthemanofonebook,"whisthatamanofonebookisamasterofthecraft.ItisclaimedthatathhkheBiblealoneersoerature.itisthattheBibleandShakespearestituteaheessentialsofknowledge.Shakespearegatheredthefruitageofallwhowentbeforehim,hehassowntheseedsforallwhoshallevereafterhiHewasthegreatiualowhosewavestoutisofallthought.

Booksareow-a-days,thegreatestworks,thaingpress,arewithinthereachofall,andthemoreyouread,thebetter,providedtheyarew.Sometimesamantakespoisonintohissystemunsciousofthefactthatitispoison,asiainfoods,anditisveryhardtothrowoffitseffects.Therefore,beyourchmatter.Ifyouotaffordafulllibrary,andashasbeensaid,suotnecessary,selectafewofthegreatworksofthemasterminds,assimilateahem,sothattheywillbeofadvaoyourliterarysysteElsewhereinthisvolumeisgivenalistofsomeoftheworld'smasterpiewhiakeasele.

Yourbrainisastorehouse,don'tputuselessfurtocrowdittotheexofwhatisuseful.Layuponlythevaluableandservidwhitorequisitionata.

Asitisostudythebestauthorsiobeawriter,soitisostudythebestspeakersialkwithessandingoodstyle.Thtlyyoumustimitatethemastersoforalspeetothebestversationalistsandhowtheyexpressthemselves.Gotoheartheleadiures,speedsermoatethegesturesofelo,itis,thatmakestheeloistaor.Itisnothoresseshimselfbutthelanguagewhichheusesandthemasusewhichshouldiyou.Haveyouheardthepresentdaymastersofspeech?Therehavebeenpasttimemastersbuttheirtoillediofthegrave,andyoulyreadtheireloquenow.You,however,listentothecharmoftheliving.

Tomanyofusvoicesstillspeakfromthegrave,voicestowhichwehavelistenedwhehedivineessenceofspeech.PerhapsyouhavehungtureonthewordsofBeedTalmage.Boththrilledthesoulsofmenandwohousaoalivihweremastersofwords,theyscatteredtheflowersofrhetoritheshrineofeloquendhurledveritablebouquetsattheiraudienceswhichwereeagerlyseizedbythelatterandtreasurediorehouseofmemory.Bothweresdphilosophers,yettheyassedbySpurgeon,aplainmanofthepeoplewithlittleornoclaimtoeduthemoderheweonbyhisspeechattractedthousandstohisTaberantandCatholic,Turk,JewandMohammedaohearhimaraohislanguage.SuhtL.Moody,thegreatestEvaheworldhaseverknown.Moodywasnotaman?heencedlifeasashoesalesmaninChicago,yetnomaneverlivedwhodrewsudsofasatedthemwiththespellofhisspeech."Oh,thatersoism,"youwillsay,butitwasnothiwastheburningwordsthatfellfromthelipsofthesemehemaheforcewithwhichtheyusedthosewordsthatdattractedthecrowdstolistenuntothePersoismorpersonalappearaasfatotheirsudeedasfarasphysiquewereed,someofthemed.Spurgeonodgy,fatlittleman,Moodywaslikeatryfarmer,TalmageinhisbigcloakwasoslovenlyofmenandonlyBeecherassableinthewayofrefialemanlybearing.Physicalappearananythink,isheiofanaudienielO'ell,theIrishtribune,wasahomely,ugly,awkward,ungainlymahiswordsattractedmillionstohissideandgainedforhimthehostileearoftheBritishParliament,hewasamastereativatehisaudiences.

Itiswordsandtheirplagthatostalloatterhowrefiherrespectsthepersonmaybe,ifheusewlyandexpresshimselfiinaceerstru,hewillrepelyou,whereasthemanwhoplaceshiswordscorredemployslanguageinharmonywiththelawsofgoodspeech,lethimbeeversohumble,willattradhaveaninfluenceoveryou.

Thegoodspeaker,thecorrectspeaker,isalwaysabletoaionanddoorsarethrowohimwhiclosedtoothersnotequippedwithalikefacilityofexpression.Themanwhotalkwellaogoidle.Heisrequiredinnearlyeverywalkoflifeandfieldofhumaheworldwantshimateveryturn.Employersaretlyofoodtalkers,thosewhoareabletoattractthepubliviheforcee.Amanmaybeable,educated,refined,ofuer,helessifhelackthepowertoexpresshimself,putforthhisviewsingoodandappropriatespeechhehastotakeabackseat,whilesomeohmuchlessabilitygetstheopportunitytoetothefrontbecauseheclothehisideasinreadywordsaively.

Youmayagainsaythat,makesamaspeaker?treethisistrue,butitisartthatmakeshimacorrectspeaker,aofluency.Itispossibleforeveryoobeeacorrectspeakerifhewillbutperseverealepainsandcare.

Attheriskofrepetitiongoodadvicemaybehereemphasized:Listespeakersandhewordswhichimpressyoumost.Keepanotebookandjotdownwords,phrases,seareinanywaystrikingoroutoftheordinaryrun.Ifyoudoheexagofawordyouhaveheard,lookitupiionary.Therearemanywords,onyms,whichhavealmostalikesignifievertheless,wheheyexpressdifferentshadesofmeaningandinsomesteadofbeied,arewidelydivergent.Bewareofsuchwords,fimeaniousethemiplaces.

&ocriti'tresentitbutratheriandlookuponthoseasfriendswhopointoutyourdefeorderthatyoumayremedythe

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