Speech CompositionF. S. Crofts & Company, 1937 - 385 pages |
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Page 71
... tell you what I thought . I thought simply this - “ I am glad of it . " ( Laughter . ) Why ? Because if they had felt per- fectly secure , that you are the minions of the South and the slaves of slavery , they would have been perfectly ...
... tell you what I thought . I thought simply this - “ I am glad of it . " ( Laughter . ) Why ? Because if they had felt per- fectly secure , that you are the minions of the South and the slaves of slavery , they would have been perfectly ...
Page 218
... tell when emphasis ends and tiresomeness begins . Like the distinction between hot and cold , or good and bad , it is a nice question and must be left to individual discretion , aided , in the case of the speaker , by a continuous ...
... tell when emphasis ends and tiresomeness begins . Like the distinction between hot and cold , or good and bad , it is a nice question and must be left to individual discretion , aided , in the case of the speaker , by a continuous ...
Page 273
... tell them that we wish to guarantee the liberties of small nations , they will ask us how Hawaii lost her inde- pendence . If we say that we forbid Europeans from extending their tyranny to this hemisphere , they will point to Nicaragua ...
... tell them that we wish to guarantee the liberties of small nations , they will ask us how Hawaii lost her inde- pendence . If we say that we forbid Europeans from extending their tyranny to this hemisphere , they will point to Nicaragua ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
THE SPEAKERS PERSONAL PROBLEMS | 9 |
THE SPEECH PURPOSE | 52 |
Copyright | |
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