In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey published a series of the most famous orations of all time. They are ordered by both geographic area and time period, ranging from Ancient Greece to their contemporary United States. The third, fourth, and fifth volumes of this collection concern British speakers. The speeches contained in this third volume are ordered chronologically. We begin in the year 1781 with a speech on the war in America, and end this volume in the middle of the 19th century with a speech on the "Trent" Affair. ( Carolin)
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I would like to claim Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, by Charles James Fox, if I may.
Never heard of him, but I like his oratory style and what I he is saying here.
Hi guys, sorry for the long absence. I took my boyfriend and his appendix to the er on friday and didn't get around to updating anything since. Back on track now.
Thank you all for joining us in this project, especially kristin as dpl
msfry wrote: ↑April 20th, 2018, 9:51 am
I would like to claim Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, by Charles James Fox, if I may.
Never heard of him, but I like his oratory style and what I he is saying here.
Hi michelle, i have now only signed you up for section 7, as the other three were claimed by nemo just before you. Can i offer you another open section instead? Thank you!
Carolin wrote: ↑April 22nd, 2018, 11:42 pm
Hi guys, sorry for the long absence. I took my boyfriend and his appendix to the er on friday and didn't get around to updating anything since. Back on track now.
Thank you all for joining us in this project, especially kristin as dpl
Yikes! I hope that all turned out well and your friend and you are both better.
Fritz
"A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules."
Carolin wrote: ↑April 22nd, 2018, 11:43 pmHi michelle, i have now only signed you up for section 7, as the other three were claimed by nemo just before you. Can i offer you another open section instead? Thank you!
I noticed that claim the next time I visited the forum. It wasn't there when I submitted my post, indicating there must be a delay in the forum updating process.
Okay, I will take 7. It will be interesting to compare Pitt's arguments in 3 (by the same name), with Fox's diametrically opposed arguments in 7.