Kindred Arts: Conversation and Public SpeakingMacmillan, 1929 - 200 Seiten |
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... person must accept " the vanity of the other , " are examples of the very kind of overstatement to which I have referred . There may perhaps be “ vanity " and a " festival of ostentation " in a group of socially ambitious or rich ...
... person must accept " the vanity of the other , " are examples of the very kind of overstatement to which I have referred . There may perhaps be “ vanity " and a " festival of ostentation " in a group of socially ambitious or rich ...
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... person's name , holding his head , complains of his memory ; the whole company all this while in suspense ; at length says , it is no matter , and so goes on . And , to crown the business , it perhaps proves at last a story the company ...
... person's name , holding his head , complains of his memory ; the whole company all this while in suspense ; at length says , it is no matter , and so goes on . And , to crown the business , it perhaps proves at last a story the company ...
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... person with pretensions as an orator needs little preparation . There are , of course , imperturbable persons who in conversational tone and without orderly arrangement , can roam along with a " few remarks , " pressing into service the ...
... person with pretensions as an orator needs little preparation . There are , of course , imperturbable persons who in conversational tone and without orderly arrangement , can roam along with a " few remarks , " pressing into service the ...
Inhalt
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | 3 |
EFFECT OF SOCIAL CHANGES IN AMERICA | 10 |
OCCASIONS SUITED TO THE CULTIVATION | 20 |
Urheberrecht | |
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