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 NOTABLE WOMEN ORATORS Elizabeth Cady Stanton A Plea for Equal
Rights An Appeal to the Law Makers Susan B. Anthony Woman's Right to the
Suffrage Mary A. Livermore The Battle of Life Frances E. Willard Safeguards for ...
PAGE NOTABLE WOMEN ORATORS Elizabeth Cady Stanton A Plea for Equal
Rights An Appeal to the Law Makers Susan B. Anthony Woman's Right to the
Suffrage Mary A. Livermore The Battle of Life Frances E. Willard Safeguards for ...
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The second was the period of equal disturbance which had its outcome in the
Civil War . In both cases a conflict of words preceded that of arms . The voice of
the orator was the weapon employed , and a long contest on the rostrum
preceded ...
The second was the period of equal disturbance which had its outcome in the
Civil War . In both cases a conflict of words preceded that of arms . The voice of
the orator was the weapon employed , and a long contest on the rostrum
preceded ...
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While excelled as a reasoner by Webster , and surpassed in fiery earnestness by
Calhoun , none were his equals . in grace of oratory and charm of manner . His
speeches do not all read well . Many dull passages are met with . They lack that ...
While excelled as a reasoner by Webster , and surpassed in fiery earnestness by
Calhoun , none were his equals . in grace of oratory and charm of manner . His
speeches do not all read well . Many dull passages are met with . They lack that ...
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These two men , whom future history is likely to place on pedestals equally high ,
and to regard with equal veneration , were men of different aspect and character .
Washington was stately , dignified , a man sufficient unto himself , commanding ...
These two men , whom future history is likely to place on pedestals equally high ,
and to regard with equal veneration , were men of different aspect and character .
Washington was stately , dignified , a man sufficient unto himself , commanding ...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN 123 Fourscore and seven years ago , our fathers brought
forth upon this continent a new nation , conceived in liberty , and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal . Now we are engaged in a great civil ...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN 123 Fourscore and seven years ago , our fathers brought
forth upon this continent a new nation , conceived in liberty , and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal . Now we are engaged in a great civil ...
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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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