The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending a Diversity of Oratorical Specimens, of the Eloquence of Popular Assemblies, of the Bar, of the Pulpit, &c. Principally Intended for the Use of Schools and Academies. To which are Prefixed a Dissertation on Oratorical Delivery and the Outlines of GestureSidney's Press, for John Babcock & Son, New-Haven, and S. & W.R. Babcock, Charleston, S.C., 1819 - American literature - 408 pages |
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... And let those that play your clowns , speak no more than is set down for them : for there be of them that will themselves laugh , to set on some quantity of bar- ren spectators to laugh too : though in the mean time , some necessary ...
... And let those that play your clowns , speak no more than is set down for them : for there be of them that will themselves laugh , to set on some quantity of bar- ren spectators to laugh too : though in the mean time , some necessary ...
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