Forensic Eloquence: A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Oratory as Exemplified in Great Speeches of Famous Orators; a Manual for Teachers, Students and Public Speakers and for Use in High Schools and CollegesS. Carson Company, 1891 - 260 pages |
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