BryanHarcourt, Brace, 1929 - 374 pages |
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... audiences , and it was like a revela- tion from God . Mrs. Bryan reports the incident : " He had spoken in a town in ... audience . I could move them as I chose . I have more than usual power as a speaker . I know it . God grant that I ...
... audiences , and it was like a revela- tion from God . Mrs. Bryan reports the incident : " He had spoken in a town in ... audience . I could move them as I chose . I have more than usual power as a speaker . I know it . God grant that I ...
Page 69
... audience : " There are only three things in the world that can hiss - a goose , a serpent , and a man . " Senator Hill , the representative of the New York busi- ness interests , argued vigorously for gold . " He was at his best ...
... audience : " There are only three things in the world that can hiss - a goose , a serpent , and a man . " Senator Hill , the representative of the New York busi- ness interests , argued vigorously for gold . " He was at his best ...
Page 92
... audience turned and jeered , but finally many of them joined the silent , tramping critics , and the last parts of the speech were read to a much smaller audience than the first . Bryan had made a great psychological error . The people ...
... audience turned and jeered , but finally many of them joined the silent , tramping critics , and the last parts of the speech were read to a much smaller audience than the first . Bryan had made a great psychological error . The people ...
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