The United States Speaker: A Copious Selection of Exercises in Elocution; Consisting of Prose, Poetry and Dialogue: Drawn Chiefly from the Most Approved Writers of Great Britain and America ... |
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... Gentlemen . · Anonymous . 331 Gilman . 331 Everett . 332 Wolcot . 333 Anonymous . 333 Anonymous . 334 Krilov . 335 Wolcot . 336 Byrom . 337 Anonymous . 338 Byrom . 339 Anonymous . 340 Anonymous . 341 Howit . 342 Anonymous . 343 Colman ...
... Gentlemen . · Anonymous . 331 Gilman . 331 Everett . 332 Wolcot . 333 Anonymous . 333 Anonymous . 334 Krilov . 335 Wolcot . 336 Byrom . 337 Anonymous . 338 Byrom . 339 Anonymous . 340 Anonymous . 341 Howit . 342 Anonymous . 343 Colman ...
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... Gentlemen may cry peace , peace ! but there is no peace . The war is actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here ...
... Gentlemen may cry peace , peace ! but there is no peace . The war is actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here ...
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... gentlemen , strictly and purely American , which are now likely to overrun the civilized world . Indeed , they seem the necessary result of the progress of civilization . and knowledge . These are , first , popular governments , re ...
... gentlemen , strictly and purely American , which are now likely to overrun the civilized world . Indeed , they seem the necessary result of the progress of civilization . and knowledge . These are , first , popular governments , re ...
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... gentlemen , is onward , straight onward , and forward . Let us not turn to the right hand , nor to the left . Our path is marked out for us , clear , plain , bright , distinctly defined , like the milky - way across the heavens . If we ...
... gentlemen , is onward , straight onward , and forward . Let us not turn to the right hand , nor to the left . Our path is marked out for us , clear , plain , bright , distinctly defined , like the milky - way across the heavens . If we ...
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... Gentlemen , we are at the point of a century from the birth of Washington ; and what a century it has been ! During its course , the human mind has seemed to proceed with a sort of geometric velocity , accomplishing , for human ...
... Gentlemen , we are at the point of a century from the birth of Washington ; and what a century it has been ! During its course , the human mind has seemed to proceed with a sort of geometric velocity , accomplishing , for human ...
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