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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Page 137
... he spoke that sublimely beautiful passage with which the oration closed , the
solemn hush which fell upon the great assembly deepencd the impression felt by
every one present , that he had listened to one of the noblest of oratorical efforts .
... he spoke that sublimely beautiful passage with which the oration closed , the
solemn hush which fell upon the great assembly deepencd the impression felt by
every one present , that he had listened to one of the noblest of oratorical efforts .
Page 177
The fatal deed which closed his career took place during a visit to the Pan -
American Exposition at Buffalo , N. Y. , death coming to him on September 14 ,
1901 , a week after the anarchist's deadly act . THE AGENCIES OF MODERN ...
The fatal deed which closed his career took place during a visit to the Pan -
American Exposition at Buffalo , N. Y. , death coming to him on September 14 ,
1901 , a week after the anarchist's deadly act . THE AGENCIES OF MODERN ...
Page 301
... field of politics was firmly closed against her ; it not being opened until 1848 ;
when the first Woman's Rights Convention was called . In the succeeding period
the voice of woman has been often and effectively heard , dealing with the varied
...
... field of politics was firmly closed against her ; it not being opened until 1848 ;
when the first Woman's Rights Convention was called . In the succeeding period
the voice of woman has been often and effectively heard , dealing with the varied
...
Page 301
... to give up their soul - destroying business , praying and singing hymns in bar -
rooms or on the sidewalks , and with such effect that many of the dealers closed
their saloons , and some of them emptied barrels of liquor into the gutters .
... to give up their soul - destroying business , praying and singing hymns in bar -
rooms or on the sidewalks , and with such effect that many of the dealers closed
their saloons , and some of them emptied barrels of liquor into the gutters .
Page 337
... have assembled and are reviewing the struggles of the past and preparing for
the struggles of the future . The year just closed has been unprecedented in the
growth of the trades union movement , and of independent thought and action .
... have assembled and are reviewing the struggles of the past and preparing for
the struggles of the future . The year just closed has been unprecedented in the
growth of the trades union movement , and of independent thought and action .
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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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