Famous Orators of the World and Their Best Orations: Containing the Lives of the Greatest Orators and Their Best Orations from Earliest Times to Present Day, with an Account of Place and Time of Delivery of Each Oration and Explanatory Notes on Obscure Passages : Arranged in Eighteen Great Epochs Or Books |
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Madison was one of the most illustrious of the early American statesmen , an able
thinker , a skillful writer , and a brilliant orator . He took an active part in the
debates on the Constitution , and afterwards in the Virginia Convention called to
ratify ...
Madison was one of the most illustrious of the early American statesmen , an able
thinker , a skillful writer , and a brilliant orator . He took an active part in the
debates on the Constitution , and afterwards in the Virginia Convention called to
ratify ...
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Hayne was a man of excellent mental powers and was ready , fluent and able as
an orator . SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE UNION [ Mr. Foot's resolution , which
called forth the brilliant passage of arms between the oratorical champions of ...
Hayne was a man of excellent mental powers and was ready , fluent and able as
an orator . SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE UNION [ Mr. Foot's resolution , which
called forth the brilliant passage of arms between the oratorical champions of ...
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Sir , does he suppose it in his power to exhibit a Carolina name so bright as to
produce envy in my bosom ? No , sir , increased gratification and delight , rather .
I thank God , that , if I am gifted with little of the spirit which is able to raise mortals
...
Sir , does he suppose it in his power to exhibit a Carolina name so bright as to
produce envy in my bosom ? No , sir , increased gratification and delight , rather .
I thank God , that , if I am gifted with little of the spirit which is able to raise mortals
...
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An excellent example of his powers in this respect was his able argument for the
defendant in the great impeachment trial . As evidence , we give an extract from
this very fine forensic effort . ] There are in the Constitution but three barriers ...
An excellent example of his powers in this respect was his able argument for the
defendant in the great impeachment trial . As evidence , we give an extract from
this very fine forensic effort . ] There are in the Constitution but three barriers ...
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What occurred here was premeditated , designed , foreseen . If there be in the
universe a Power which ordains the course of history , we cannot fail to see in the
settlement CARL SCHURZ ( 1829 - ) THE ABLE ADVOCATE OF 176 George F ...
What occurred here was premeditated , designed , foreseen . If there be in the
universe a Power which ordains the course of history , we cannot fail to see in the
settlement CARL SCHURZ ( 1829 - ) THE ABLE ADVOCATE OF 176 George F ...
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| Title | Famous Orators of the World and Their Best Orations: Containing the Lives of the Greatest Orators and Their Best Orations from Earliest Times to Present Day, with an Account of Place and Time of Delivery of Each Oration and Explanatory Notes on Obscure Passages : Arranged in Eighteen Great ... |
| Author | Charles Morris |
| Published | 1902 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 30 Sep 2014 |
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