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A Philosophical, Historical, and Moral Essay on Old Maids 1793

If an oration is too long, "it should be divided and each single part should be excellently shaped and put in a certain place in right order, that is, so that one thought may follow another without interruption or disturbance."

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

Complete text of the three hour long mutual admiration oration is available at the Mitchieville pay site.

Archive 2007-07-01 2007

When Bill Clinton was going through the throes of impeachment, we heard a lot of oration from the Right about his lack of "moral leadership" and how he was "letting us down" through his human failings.

April 2004 2004

But the main oration perfectly enshrines much of the sentimental self-image of England as something miniature and vulnerable, albeit stern and defiant.

That Blessed Plot, That Enigmatic Isle 2003

But the main oration perfectly enshrines much of the sentimental self-image of England as something miniature and vulnerable, albeit stern and defiant.

That Blessed Plot, That Enigmatic Isle 2003

And I was in the middle of a great oration from a sort of stage, with a lot of maps behind me, when someone rushed in and said, "You are wanted urgently on the telephone."

D-Day Dinner 1969

Captain Von Papen also delivered an oration from the dock about the Providence Journal.

Three Years of Germany's War on the United States 1917

These words inspired Rich Lowry, Ann Coulter and Powerline to dub the oration "the throw grandma under the bus" speech.

Conor Friedersdorf: Obama's Grandmother 2008

The oration was a very elegant performance, but not without much Art -- a few Strokes which to me injure the performance.

Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 April 1776 1963