The diplomat summarized his main points in his peroration. From LearnThat.org.
He summarized his main points in his peroration. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
His peroration is a very fine piece of composition. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of St. Austin's] Reference
His peroration was a splendid appeal to English love of liberty. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Written by Himself. His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape from Bondage, and His Complete History to the Present Time, Including His Connection with the Anti-slavery Movement; His Labors in Great Britain as Well as in His Own Country; His Experience in the Conduct of an Influential Newspaper; His Connection with the Underground Railroad; His Relations with John Brown and the Harper's Ferry Raid; His Recruiting the 54th and 55th Mass. Colored Regiments; His Interviews with Presidents Lincoln and Johnson; His Appointment by Gen. Grant to Accompany the Santo Domingo Commission--Also to a Seat in the Council of the District of Columbia; His Appointment as United States Marshal by President R. B. Hayes; Also His Appointment to Be Recorder of Deeds in Washington by President J. A. Garfield; with Many Other Interesting and Important Events of His Most Eventful Life; With an Introduction by Mr. George L. Ruffin, of Boston] Reference
None of this, including Ledeen’s peroration, is what it seems. From Wordnik.com. [Ledeen and Chinese ‘Fascism’ « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
My peroration is the only other part of the defence which I shall extract. From Wordnik.com. [Prisoner for Blasphemy] Reference
The peroration is the only other part of my defence I shall venture to quote. From Wordnik.com. [Prisoner for Blasphemy] Reference
In an eloquent peroration, which is not more eloquent than it is instructive. From Wordnik.com. [Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2)] Reference
Promoting all three (for this a special style, which we may call the peroration style, should be used). From Wordnik.com. [Teach Me Tonight] Reference
Each department of the speech has its notable phrase; and the peroration is a masterpiece of solemn rhetoric. From Wordnik.com. [Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography] Reference
Still, reasonably enough, he challenged Congress to do better and this and the peroration were the best parts of the speech. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
Although the topic was of particular moment only in tiny Floyd County, his peroration was the finest speech I have ever heard. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-03] Reference
This seems to be the only kind of peroration allowed by most of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Training of a Public Speaker] Reference
I heard him say so; and indeed he repeated what he called the 'peroration' before me. From Wordnik.com. [What Every Woman Knows] Reference
"Some peroration," said one with a marked American accent. From Wordnik.com. [The Sheik] Reference
His peroration rose to the full measure of highest oratory. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
In fact, it is his favorite peroration, and his most heartfelt. From Wordnik.com. [THE VIRTUES OF ENGAGEMENT] Reference
In the peroration of the speech he drew a picture of his visit on. From Wordnik.com. [Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him] Reference
His peroration will always be remembered for its impressive eloquence. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
A misfitting coat to him was as grievous as a misplaced verb in a peroration. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
Neither will it do to separate my peroration from the main body of my argument. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867] Reference
Las Casas closed his case with the following brilliant and prophetic peroration. From Wordnik.com. [Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings] Reference
Discuss the peroration as a fitting conclusion in length, thought, and language. From Wordnik.com. [Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College] Reference
One speech at the Rabelais Club had, it was said, the longest peroration on record. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
He winds up with a powerful peroration about the Commons standing up for its rights. From Wordnik.com. [Politics blog live - Thursday 9 September] Reference
The Colonel beamed and gathered himself together with a visible effort for his peroration. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
But by far the finest flight of fancy in which I indulged was reserved for the peroration. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847] Reference
The eloquent peroration of Mr. Lincoln cannot be too often repeated, and I insert it here. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
This paragraph, however, is not the peroration of a eulogy upon 'our unrivaled happiness. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Bibliotaph and Other People] Reference
Then Paterno adroitly brought matters to a crisis in a bold peroration which changed the whole scene. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
Yeltsin, said one member of his delegation, didn't quite know what to make of Clinton's odd peroration. From Wordnik.com. [Boris To Bill: Butt Out] Reference
He finished with an eloquent peroration, and his hearers broke into applause as the last word left his lips. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs] Reference
Watson concludes with a peroration about a "tawdry secret" - the fact that MPs are scared of powerful newspapers. From Wordnik.com. [Politics blog live - Thursday 9 September] Reference
It was the longest speech Jemmy Three had ever made, and the peroration surprised himself as much as it did Judith. From Wordnik.com. [Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea] Reference
So did fragments of audience, the latter towards the door, till, almost in solitude, there rolled forth the treasured peroration. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 22, 1893] Reference
Ignore the press reactions; when Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg, he was overshadowed by a two-hour peroration by the legendary Edward Everett. From Wordnik.com. [Era Of Good Speaking] Reference
And it turns into this essay, this long peroration, a sermon about race, and it became a huge rallying point for black folk and white folk. From Wordnik.com. [American Lives: James Baldwin, 'Lifting The Veil'] Reference
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