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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To these there must be added , for eminent success upon the rostrum , rich and full powers of voice , large training in the effective use of language , graceful and commanding attitudes and gestures , and all those personal qualities ...
To these there must be added , for eminent success upon the rostrum , rich and full powers of voice , large training in the effective use of language , graceful and commanding attitudes and gestures , and all those personal qualities ...
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There are two things to be considered in judging every oration ; the real quality and merit of the thought expressed , and the effect of delivery — the speaker's powers of elocution and the magnetic influence of voice and personality .
There are two things to be considered in judging every oration ; the real quality and merit of the thought expressed , and the effect of delivery — the speaker's powers of elocution and the magnetic influence of voice and personality .
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His vibrant voice rang out with “ Cæsar had his Brutus , Charles the First his Cromwell , and George the Third ” —Loud cries of " Treason ! Treason ! ” from the frightened Burgesses interrupted the speaker .
His vibrant voice rang out with “ Cæsar had his Brutus , Charles the First his Cromwell , and George the Third ” —Loud cries of " Treason ! Treason ! ” from the frightened Burgesses interrupted the speaker .
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... as a voice from heaven : “ Will you permit our posterity to groan under the galling chains of our murderers ? Has our blood been expended in vain ? Is the only reward which our constancy , till death , has obtained for our country ...
... as a voice from heaven : “ Will you permit our posterity to groan under the galling chains of our murderers ? Has our blood been expended in vain ? Is the only reward which our constancy , till death , has obtained for our country ...
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The voice of the orator was the weapon employed , and a long contest on the rostrum preceded the appeal to arms . With the first of these periods we have already dealt . The second was dominated by two exciting political problems ...
The voice of the orator was the weapon employed , and a long contest on the rostrum preceded the appeal to arms . With the first of these periods we have already dealt . The second was dominated by two exciting political problems ...
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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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