The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1929 |
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Page 82
... orator and the audience in perpetual balance ; and the predominance of either is in- dicated by the choice of topic . If the talents for speaking exist , but not the strong personality , then there are good speakers who perfectly re ...
... orator and the audience in perpetual balance ; and the predominance of either is in- dicated by the choice of topic . If the talents for speaking exist , but not the strong personality , then there are good speakers who perfectly re ...
Page 84
... orator and the occasion is inevitable , and the occasion always yields to the eminence of the speaker ; for a great man is the greatest of occasions . Of course the interest of the audience and of the orator conspire . It is well with ...
... orator and the occasion is inevitable , and the occasion always yields to the eminence of the speaker ; for a great man is the greatest of occasions . Of course the interest of the audience and of the orator conspire . It is well with ...
Page 85
... orator , of Fox , of Pitt , of Patrick Henry , of Adams , of Mirabeau , de- serve a special enumeration . We must not quite omit to name the principal pieces . - The orator , as we have seen , must be a sub- stantial personality . Then ...
... orator , of Fox , of Pitt , of Patrick Henry , of Adams , of Mirabeau , de- serve a special enumeration . We must not quite omit to name the principal pieces . - The orator , as we have seen , must be a sub- stantial personality . Then ...
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