Modern Eloquence, Volume 7Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh John D. Morris, 1900 |
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... oratory by careful use of the pen . The greatest of them , Isocrates , brought the art to per- fection . Unfitted by ... orator , simple in his methods , plain in his speech , sometimes homely and rough , but withal vigorous and strong ...
... oratory by careful use of the pen . The greatest of them , Isocrates , brought the art to per- fection . Unfitted by ... orator , simple in his methods , plain in his speech , sometimes homely and rough , but withal vigorous and strong ...
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... orators of antiquity , of Bacon and Milton , and the philosophy of history . Sys- tematic thinking and well ... orator to be read with interest long after the issues he discussed have been settled . Of Sheridan Byron said , " He ...
... orators of antiquity , of Bacon and Milton , and the philosophy of history . Sys- tematic thinking and well ... orator to be read with interest long after the issues he discussed have been settled . Of Sheridan Byron said , " He ...
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... oratory accom- plished , it must be admitted that it was among the nota- ble achievements of human speech . Excelling him in oratorical reputation , James Otis was regarded in his day as the chief orator in the North of this period of ...
... oratory accom- plished , it must be admitted that it was among the nota- ble achievements of human speech . Excelling him in oratorical reputation , James Otis was regarded in his day as the chief orator in the North of this period of ...
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