Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason. From LearnThat.org. [Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist and philosopher.]
It was a performance to daunt a lesser orator from the very attempt. From Wordnik.com. [St. Andrew's Day Special Meeting] Reference
Demades, the Ancient Greek orator, is about to address an assembly in Athens on a matter of vital importance. From Wordnik.com. [Campfire Writing: Why Stories are the Writer’s Elemental Tool | Write to Done] Reference
Colonel Winston, a great orator from the West, was at a convention in Washington as a candidate for Attorney-General. From Wordnik.com. [Stabilization of Money] Reference
R Anacharsis Cloots, called the orator of mankind G. From Wordnik.com. [Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death] Reference
The orator is the active principle -- the audience the passive. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators] Reference
He was a magnificent orator, which is what makes it's interesting. From Wordnik.com. [Rallies And Counter-Rallies Compete For King's Legacy] Reference
The orator is a man we hate, fear or love, and are curious to see. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators] Reference
The orator was a follower of Plato, and a teacher of his philosophy. From Wordnik.com. [Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra] Reference
The abandon of the orator is the spending of his divine heritage for a purpose. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators] Reference
"How d'e?" called the orator to him, as he saw him join the group of listeners. From Wordnik.com. [A Victorious Union] Reference
But he has no connexion with the orator, which is the person of whom we are in search. From Wordnik.com. [The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4] Reference
Tisias, who has Gorgias of Leontinum on his side, calls the orator an artist of persuasion. From Wordnik.com. [The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens] Reference
Page 183 that Frederick Douglass the orator was the nameless slave who had run away from him, or. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragedy of the Negro in America: A Condensed History of the Enslavement, Sufferings, Emancipation, Present Condition and Progress of the Negro Race in the United States of America] Reference
"Let us dismiss the word orator; as applied to English public life, it is a very deceptive expression. From Wordnik.com. [The Parisians — Complete] Reference
Now, Thomas Starr King, once called the orator who saved the nation, is getting replaced -- by the Gipper. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Reference
The counsels of the orator were a bitter annoyance to the despot, who sent to Athens letters of remonstrance. From Wordnik.com. [Ancient States and Empires] Reference
But anybody who really knows the title system of the Republic will at once see that the orator was a mere rowdy. From Wordnik.com. [Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada] Reference
The orator was a young man, only in his twenty-eighth year, who had just been elected for the borough of Old Sarum. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the Four Georges, Volume II (of 4)] Reference
The orator was a proud man of an aristocratic family, and thought it the proper thing to maintain his dignity on all occasions. From Wordnik.com. [In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk] Reference
Violent interruptions broke forth: furious voices recalled the orator's past life, and threw as insults his former professions in his face. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Tales] Reference
The great orator is just that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Poll: Obama losing support] Reference
The great orator is propaganda. From Wordnik.com. [Lieberman launches grassroots organization] Reference
But there is a vast difference between this kind of orator and the preceding ones. From Wordnik.com. [The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4] Reference
The third kind of orator is the sublime, copious, dignified, ornate speaker, in whom there is the greatest amount of grace. From Wordnik.com. [The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4] Reference
He was a wild kind of orator, striking fear to the soul, dipping it in the fumes of damnation, lifting it thence to the joys of heaven. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Chesapeake] Reference
Ariston, the Chian, has recorded a judgment which Theophrastus passed upon the orators; for being asked what kind of orator he accounted. From Wordnik.com. [The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch; being parts of the "Lives" of Plutarch, edited for boys and girls] Reference
The art of the orator is the same. From Wordnik.com. [An Autobiography] Reference
"orator," and the audience applauded him vociferously. From Wordnik.com. [Roosevelt in the Bad Lands] Reference
A wonderful orator, she mesmerizes the audience by her spirited speeches. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Women At The Helm] Reference
He had never been an effective orator, and he had grown wary of the camera. From Wordnik.com. ['This Will Not Stand.'] Reference
She has nominated the great abolitionist editor and orator, Frederick Douglass. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Blackwell: Frederick Douglass in Annapolis, Philip Reid in the Capitol] Reference
The McCain campaign insists that Obama is a seasoned debater and world-class orator. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Ready to Rumble] Reference
He was not a brilliant strategist or tactician, not a gifted orator, not an intellectual. From Wordnik.com. [HISTORY: 1776--WASHINGTON'S WAR] Reference
Barroso speaks many languages, but he is no orator and has never been able to define a clear message. From Wordnik.com. [The Accidental Head of Europe] Reference
He was, of course, a brilliant orator, and to have that voluminous baritone employed on my behalf was a delight. From Wordnik.com. [A Fearless Commitment] Reference
His audiences never found that strange; for Maynard was a compelling orator who made anything he said sound wise. From Wordnik.com. ['Give Me A Chance To Try'] Reference
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