Famous Orators of the World and Their Best OrationsJ. C. Winston Company, 1902 - 639 pages |
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... speaker . It has , therefore , been practiced for ages past , as well among savage and barbarous tribes as among civilized peoples , in evidence of which may be mentioned the striking examples of native ora- tory attributed to the ...
... speaker . It has , therefore , been practiced for ages past , as well among savage and barbarous tribes as among civilized peoples , in evidence of which may be mentioned the striking examples of native ora- tory attributed to the ...
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... speaker's manner and the external aids to eloquence , the reader can calmly measure and weigh his words and thoughts , with competence to reject the vapid example of speech - making and give its just pre - eminence to the truly great ...
... speaker's manner and the external aids to eloquence , the reader can calmly measure and weigh his words and thoughts , with competence to reject the vapid example of speech - making and give its just pre - eminence to the truly great ...
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... speaker's powers of elocution and the magnetic influence of voice and personality . The latter has often an immense effect , and the hearer fre- quently leaves the presence of the orator convinced against the iv THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ...
... speaker's powers of elocution and the magnetic influence of voice and personality . The latter has often an immense effect , and the hearer fre- quently leaves the presence of the orator convinced against the iv THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ...
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... speaker . To learn what the oration really con- tains , and what force it has as a pure expression of human thought , it must be read and weighed by the mind of the audi- tor when in a cool and critical state . Under such conditions the ...
... speaker . To learn what the oration really con- tains , and what force it has as a pure expression of human thought , it must be read and weighed by the mind of the audi- tor when in a cool and critical state . Under such conditions the ...
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... SPEAKERS ON FESTIVE OCCASIONS x ) . PAGE • 336 337 338 • 339 • 340 342 • 343 345 · 346 348 349 • 352 353 Chauncey M. Depew The New Netherlands Our English Visitors Liberty Enlightening the World Whitelaw Reid The Press - Right or Wrong ...
... SPEAKERS ON FESTIVE OCCASIONS x ) . PAGE • 336 337 338 • 339 • 340 342 • 343 345 · 346 348 349 • 352 353 Chauncey M. Depew The New Netherlands Our English Visitors Liberty Enlightening the World Whitelaw Reid The Press - Right or Wrong ...
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