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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 8 0 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 41: search for health.—journey to Europe.—continued disability.—1857-1858. (search)
French. A topic which interested me was about public speakers. M. de Tocqueville said that Odilon Barrot was the only one he had known who absolutely spoke without preparation; not even Berryer did this. No one attempted to improvise. Royer-Collard, Ante, vol. i. pp. 247, 248. The Marquis of Chambrun expressed to the writer the opinion that there were material points of resemblance between Sumner and Royer-Collard. whose name was great, always placed his written discourse on the tribune Collard. whose name was great, always placed his written discourse on the tribune before him, being unwilling even to seem to do what he did not, for he carefully prepared what he said. Thiers sometimes improvised a speech of five minutes, but his effects were all studied; so also with Guizot. Lamartine sometimes exercised the privilege of correcting the reports of his speeches, even so far as to introduce bravos and applaudissements which did not take place. Lord Granville said that Lord Palmerston told him that Brougham was the best speaker he had heard in Parliament.