The World's Best Orations, Volume 4

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LibriVox recording of The World's Best Orations, Volume 4 by Various. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of counsel! Do we not all feel the magic of the power, and when occasionally we are permitted to listen to a great orator how completely we lose ourselves and yield in willing submission to the imperious and impetuous flow of his speech! We have not confined ourselves to any one profession or field of eloquence. The pulpit, the bar, the halls of legislation, and the popular assembly have each and all been called upon for their best contributions. The single test has been, is it oratory? the single question, is there eloquence? The reader and student of every class will therefore find within these pages that which will satisfy his particular taste and desire in the matter of oratory. - Summary by David J. Brewer For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a v…

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librivox; audiobooks;history; speeches; orations; david crockett; grover cleveland; oliver cromwell; roscoe conkling; thomas corwin; cleon; henry clay; richard cobden; cyprian; john m. clayton; jeremiah clemens; de witt clinton; howell cobb; william cobbett; william bourke cockran; sir edward coke; john duke coleridge; schuyler colfax; benjamin constant; joseph cook; francis corbin; victor cousin; samuel sullivan cox; thomas cranmer; william harris crawford; francesco crispi; john jordan crittenden; sir john culpeper; john philpot curran; benjamin robbins curtis; george william curtis; caleb cushing; cyril; george m. dallas; peter damiani; john w. daniel

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