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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page
The legal oration , for example , is usually of passing interest , rarely appealing
even at the time to more than a few persons , and seldom having a message ...
upon the human mind , keeping its interest fresh even after centuries have
passed .
The legal oration , for example , is usually of passing interest , rarely appealing
even at the time to more than a few persons , and seldom having a message ...
upon the human mind , keeping its interest fresh even after centuries have
passed .
Page 49
... he only made progresses ; the committee of one State passing him on to the
committee of another , the hurrahs of one town dying away as those of the next
caught his ear . ” How did this man win such - high esteem ? He began life
humbly ...
... he only made progresses ; the committee of one State passing him on to the
committee of another , the hurrahs of one town dying away as those of the next
caught his ear . ” How did this man win such - high esteem ? He began life
humbly ...
Page 89
But when the ordinance of secession was passed against their advice , they
yielded their own opinions and went with their State , Hill becoming a
Confederate Senator , and Stephens Vice - President of the Confederacy during
its four eventful ...
But when the ordinance of secession was passed against their advice , they
yielded their own opinions and went with their State , Hill becoming a
Confederate Senator , and Stephens Vice - President of the Confederacy during
its four eventful ...
Page 109
It indicated that the conflict was passing the limits of debate and argument , and
entering the arena of physical force . Injured as he was , Sumner was not
disarmed . On his return to the Senate in 1859 , his unrelenting hostility to the “
peculiar ...
It indicated that the conflict was passing the limits of debate and argument , and
entering the arena of physical force . Injured as he was , Sumner was not
disarmed . On his return to the Senate in 1859 , his unrelenting hostility to the “
peculiar ...
Page 113
He is no benefactor , nor deserving of honor , whatever may be his worldly
renown , whose life is passed in acts of force , who renounces the great law of
Christian brotherhood ; whose vocation is blood ; who triumphs in battle over his
fellow ...
He is no benefactor , nor deserving of honor , whatever may be his worldly
renown , whose life is passed in acts of force , who renounces the great law of
Christian brotherhood ; whose vocation is blood ; who triumphs in battle over his
fellow ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
| 13 | |
| 41 | |
| 49 | |
| 77 | |
| 97 | |
| 105 | |
| 109 | |
| 137 | |
| 273 | |
| 285 | |
| 297 | |
| 301 | |
| 301 | |
| 317 | |
| 325 | |
| 349 | |
| 145 | |
| 165 | |
| 189 | |
| 201 | |
| 213 | |
| 225 | |
| 249 | |
| 373 | |
| 381 | |
| 397 | |
| 421 | |
| 445 | |
| 473 | |
| 497 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able active advocate American appeal argument audience became blood BOOK born Boston brilliant British called carried cause century character Civil Clay closed Congress Constitution Daniel death debate delivered distinguished effect effort eloquent England equal event example fame famous field force France gave give given greatest hand heart Henry honor House human independence interest Italy John known labors land leader lecture Lincoln living looked marked meet mind moral nature never occasion offer opinions orator oratory party passed period picture political popular powers present President pulpit question reform represented reputation respect selection Senate slavery slaves South speak speaker speech spirit stand statesman struggle tell temperance things thought tion took true Union United voice Webster whole York
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |