Word: speak
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...dwell upon all the men of whom I speak, nor can I talk of all the forms of oratory that show the habits of men in dealing with their fellow men. You represent a race which, while it does not produce the first quality of oratory as yet, still has the vigor and energy of oratory for its own. We can only admire, not closely imitate, the fine oratory of other peoples. I have seen Victor Hugo, even though he read his speech, cause in his audience the rise and swell of an enthusiasm of applause such as I have...
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson '41 will speak under the auspices of the Harvard Union in Sever 11 this afternoon at 4.30, on "Orators and Oratory." The members of the University and of Radcliffe College are invited to attend...
...Gilder, editor of the Century Magazine, has accepted an invitation from the Student Volunteer Committee to speak in Cambridge March...
Under the auspices of the Harvard Union, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and Honorable Andrew Dickson White are to speak before the University this week; the former this afternoon on "Orators and Oratory;" the latter Friday night on "Evolution vs. Revolution in Politics." The combination of subjects is appropriate, for in the work of the debating clubs practice in speaking is combined with the study of political, social and economic questions; the selection of the speakers is admirable; Colonel Higginson is one of the best examples of what a public speaker should be and Mr. White is one of the deepest...
...members of the University are invited to speak from the floor...