| 单词 | extemporaneous |
| 例句 | Fortunately, there were no extemporaneous speeches this day. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Darley and Batson met with a group of seminarians, individually, and asked each one to prepare a short, extemporaneous talk on a given biblical theme, then walk over to a nearby building to present it. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But unpacking the Ninth Amendment in her oration, and responding to the 14th in her extemporaneous challenge, Heidi often avoided making those valuable personal connections. Review: Can a Play Make the Constitution Great Again? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Graeber kicked things off with an extemporaneous summary of his essay “Of Flying Cars and the Declining Rate of Profit,” which is included in the new Baffler anthology “No Future for You.” Peter Thiel and David Graeber Debate Technology’s Future 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z The format was simple: an informal interview interspersed with extemporaneous duets. Marian McPartland, Jazz Pianist and NPR Radio Staple, Dies at 95 2013-08-21T14:13:55Z Though no master singer, Walther has a raw talent for extemporaneous poetry and song. Music Review: Reimagining Wagner’s ‘Meistersinger’ at Salzburg Festival 2013-08-05T21:45:01Z The combination of extemporaneous performance and preëxisting art form enacts a trust across time and space. How Live Accompaniments Make Silent Films Interactive 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Without quite naming himself, Waititi spun an extemporaneous monologue about why certain people — whoever they might be — can never see themselves as being successful or having made it. What Makes Taika Waititi Run and Run and Run? 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z The event I chose to focus on was "extemporaneous speaking." Dana Perino of Fox News: It's a 'gift to live in a free country with choices to make' 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z The bearers kept up a chant, which Macaulay presumed to be “extemporaneous eulogies,” but which he later learned were something else. Raleigh Trevelyan, Chronicler of a Notable Family, Dies at 91 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z He produced and stars in an extemporaneous one-man show, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” that, by coincidence, opened at the Public Theater on Oct. The Steve Jobs Backlash 2011-11-02T23:13:20Z As the extemporaneous song grows, others join in with musings of their own, call-and-response style. Tech Elites Recreate Burning Man Inside Their Living Rooms 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The oratory of crisis typically consists of either a formal statement or an extemporaneous speech. The power of words in crisis: Who hits mark, and who misses? 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z The show had an extemporaneous feel, though many of the arguments and punchlines had been refined over 36 hours of tweeting, chatting and podcasting at Crooked headquarters. The battle in your ear buds: The bros of political podcasting and their quest to reinvent punditry 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Many of the app’s users appear charmingly unpolished, posting shaky videos that cut their faces off at their foreheads or chins as they deliver breathless extemporaneous monologues. Does a Toddler Need an NFT? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Then, returning to his desk, he gave a seemingly extemporaneous monologue, one that veered from gallows humor to sentimentality and was full of awkward pauses and deep breaths. For Stephen Colbert, a Very Uncomfortable Election Night 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z “Most spouses learn a lesson about extemporaneous remarks on the campaign trail when something controversial happens and then they become very managed and very scripted,” says Wright. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z But onstage he is as relaxed and congenial as ever, delivering this intricately structured show as if it’s entirely extemporaneous. Review: In ‘Thank God for Jokes,’ Mike Birbiglia Tells His Side of the Story 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z His broadcast voice and his print voice are the same, and his extemporaneous speaking voice is very close to it. In defense of Andy Rooney 2011-09-28T13:29:00Z The next part of the sevusevu is supposed to be extemporaneous, some thought to offer the chief as a visitor from abroad. Too much seawater, too little drinking water: Fiji’s fight to withstand climate change 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z What it conveys about Mr. Mitchell is his fondness for pressurized tensions, especially the one between intricate form and extemporaneous license. Review: On ‘Vista Accumulation,’ Matt Mitchell Plays Tension Like an Instrument 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z David Antin, a poet and performance artist who was best known for his extemporaneous spoken narratives known as “talk poems,” died Oct. David Antin, poet and critic known for his ‘talk poems,’ dies at 84 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z This extemporaneous, explosive quality of Taylor’s painting is reflected in his personality. The ‘Slow Burn’ That Is Henry Taylor 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z He sings, dances and does extemporaneous impersonations of everyone from the Russian ballet mistress from his school to the British director on “Baby Driver,” Edgar Wright. Is There Anything Ansel Elgort Can’t Do? 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z All of these gloomy obsequies of repentance having been observed, Gingrich gave a stirring example of why he is hands-down the best extemporaneous demagogue in contemporary America. GOP insider: Religion destroyed my party 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z He in an extemporaneous one-man show, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” that, by coincidence, opened at the Public Theater on Oct. The Steve Jobs Backlash 2011-11-03T20:27:20Z That their extemporaneous comments have now become dialogue suggests the way the American conversation about race has, over the course of 50 years, hardened into scripts. When Political Theater Ditches the Disguises of Fiction 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Q. I found online that you recently gave a 10- or 12-minute extemporaneous speech to a minor-league baseball hall of fame. Bill Murray, Star of ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’ 2012-11-28T13:00:00Z Their dialogue sounds extemporaneous, their monologues genuine and heartfelt. Review: A Minor Brian Friel Play, With 2 Major Performances 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z But it is Ms. Lang’s extemporaneous patter, which changes from night to night, that can provoke gasps. Tammy Faye Starlite, Inverted Country-Star Cliché, Strides Back 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z He noted the similarities and differences between the new president and the chief executive he knew so well, and said that Mr. Nixon, unlike Mr. Trump, “was not an extemporaneous person.” John Dean, Who Worked for Nixon, Sizes Up Trump 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Mero added that fatigue seemed to improve their extemporaneous approach to comedy. Desus and Mero Are Cool With ‘Young Sheldon’ 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Although he set the text aside, his deviation was not extemporaneous in the truest since of the word. MLK’s dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z It is true that she often burdens her sentences with more dependent clauses than they can bear, and verbatim transcripts of her extemporaneous remarks can sometimes be hard to follow. Opinion | Kamala Harris must keep walking a tightrope for Biden’s reelection bid 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Pro wrestling historically has used an extemporaneous presentation while WWE turned to scripts telling wrestlers how to act and speak rather than having flexibility to craft individualized characters. AEW, the first promotion to challenge WWE in two decades, is ready to make a run 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z By any definition, a revival is characterized by spontaneous long-lasting episodes of collective worship: extemporaneous prayer, stirring music and rousing preaching. ‘Woodstock’ for Christians: Revival Draws Thousands to Kentucky Town 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z One former speechwriter said this phase is an exercise in trying to capture Mr. Biden’s extemporaneous thoughts and put them down on the page. Biden’s State of the Union Prep: No Acronyms and Tricks to Conquer a Stutter 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Airtime that typically would have gone to talking heads is simply replaced by more live action, so Greenberg has essentially orchestrated a two-hour-long extemporaneous podcast by night’s end. An inside look at CrunchTime, the NBA’s frenetic answer to NFL RedZone 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Training is rigorous, and kids can compete as individuals or on a team across a variety of categories, from poetry and oration to extemporaneous speech and political debate. Senior at Bellevue’s Interlake High has a winning way with words 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, worked on these for more than a decade, though they flow more like extemporaneous sermons. Bob Dylan on the Songs That Captivate and Define Us 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The concept has a history stretching back to at least the First Great Awakening in 18th-century New England, when crowds of newly fervent Protestants gathered to hear vivid extemporaneous sermons by pastors like Jonathan Edwards. ‘Woodstock’ for Christians: Revival Draws Thousands to Kentucky Town 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z There have been no extemporaneous speeches, no tedious delays, no “look at me” displays. Perspective | Four reasons the Jan. 6 hearings have conquered the news cycle 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Aidala stands behind his office desk, with an “On Air” neon sign sitting next to his computer, and spends the next hour in extemporaneous chatter with his guests and with his listeners. The Nice-Guy Lawyer for America’s Tabloid Villains 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z More jokes followed, in that Obama cadence, and a style that sounded extemporaneous even though he was glancing at a teleprompter. Opinion | President Obama, your country needs you 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z His address lasted only 18 minutes — not a long-winded, extemporaneous marathon that is his style. Newsom promised relief from high gas prices in California. But don't expect much 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z As Sharrieff Shah, the cornerbacks coach at Utah, told mourners in a moving, extemporaneous tribute: “A lot of us see these athletes on Saturday, but they don’t know what it takes to become one.” Utah’s Final Goodbye to Aaron Lowe Echoes an Earlier Funeral 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z “But he’s not great in these news conferences. He rambles. His strongest communication is not extemporaneous.” Biden White House: message discipline, no news conference 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z To Latin American leaders, he was an unpredictable figure, tweeting threats one day and dispatching extemporaneous compliments another. On Latin America, Biden's brand of diplomacy will be a major shift from Trump 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Language from campaign materials and Trump’s extemporaneous speeches at rallies have been used as justification for acts of violence. Opinion | The threats against Democratic governors prove Trump’s rhetoric encourages violence 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Trump’s imprecise, extemporaneous comments about vaccines have frequently clashed with messages from government officials, outside scientists and companies. Vaccine companies reveal their study designs, even as Trump sows confusion 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The professor argued that the more important test for Biden and Trump would be extended “extemporaneous” interactions with voters or journalists asking tough follow-up questions. Biden, once an orator, reaches for rhetorical flourish again 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The set piece political speech is one of the few oratorical havens for Biden, who is in evident agony as he tries to get through extemporaneous remarks. Taking Biden from one basement to another 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z He would take topic requests from students and deliver an extemporaneous lecture. John Horton Conway, a ‘Magical Genius’ in Math, Dies at 82 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Many view the sessions as a kind of original sin from which all of his missteps flow, once he gets through his prepared script and turns to his preferred style of extemporaneous bluster and invective. Trump Keeps Talking. Some Republicans Don’t Like What They’re Hearing. 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z A former federal prosecutor and veteran of a previous judicial impeachment, Schiff has exhibited a mastery of the facts of the impeachment case — delivering, on several occasions, lengthy extemporaneous speeches attacking Trump’s fitness for office. House Democrats face multiple challenges as they prepare to argue for Trump’s removal 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Some aides were concerned that Trump might deviate from the precise remarks and misspeak if he made extemporaneous remarks to reporters, the official said. ‘Launch, launch, launch’: Inside the Trump administration as the Iranian missiles began to fall 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Today, however, the president carried some visible handwritten notes, though his comments referring to his relationship with Sondland appeared to be extemporaneous. Why Trump's line on Gordon Sondland is literally unbelievable 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “It teaches you to be extemporaneous. It teaches you to memorize and anticipate,” he said in a 2016 speech. Joe Biden's childhood struggle with a stutter: How he overcame it and how it shaped him 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z That said, he likes to keep it extemporaneous. In a Suffering City, an El Paso Priest Needed a Message of Hope 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z The vast majority of our comments are extemporaneous and unscripted. A warm reminder of Tiger Woods from 20 years ago - Golf Digest 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Some critics wonder if Trump’s strategy is effective or more of an extemporaneous exercise without any clear end. ‘I don’t see him crying uncle’: Trump believes China tariffs will help him win reelection 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Morgan reads the audio version of “I Am the New Black,” and he ad-libs and elaborates throughout, veering into extemporaneous rumination on his experiences. Tracy Morgan Turns the Drama of His Life Into Comedy 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Sometimes Biden’s extemporaneous flights in politics have led to verbal missteps. Joe Biden's childhood struggle with a stutter: How he overcame it and how it shaped him 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z If not, ask someone who is more comfortable with face-to-face interactions and extemporaneous conversation to approach the speaker on your behalf on the day of the event. Networking for introverted scientists 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The library says Kennedy’s extemporaneous speech recalls “a frightening time of political violence as well as a dream for a better future.” RFK’s Indiana speech after MLK’s killing added to registry 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z It’s all extemporaneous speaking, it’s one of the little nuances of live television, particularly golf television, that goes unrecognized. The CBS golf crew on what you don't see on TV, handling feedback from fans (and players), and how Tiger Woods changes everything - Golf Digest 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Reading from a teleprompter, Trump was relatively sedate as he repeated past talking points and told familiar anecdotes, leaving out the rhetorical flourish he displays on the campaign trail or in extemporaneous remarks before reporters. Trump calls wall only solution to ‘growing humanitarian crisis’ at border 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Sometimes, markets overreact to extemporaneous remarks a Fed chief makes in a news conference or in a congressional hearing; this was not one of those cases. Fed Chairman Powell to Markets: I Hear You 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Averse to extemporaneous talk, she often apologized, more to herself than to me, it seemed, for going “off track.” Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z But the episode appears to have been much more extemporaneous. Elon Musk’s tweet on Tesla going private was a surprise to even its board 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Mexico appears to be shifting from a president worried that he may say the wrong thing to a leader who, like Trump, relishes extemporaneous pronouncements. Once denounced as a political threat, Lopez Obrador is now the darling of Mexico 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z I laugh 75% of the time, so that is quite a success for such an extemporaneous format. How ‘Desus & Mero’ Conquered Late Night 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z But the lobbyists worry that Mr. Trump could easily veer off script, either on Twitter or in extemporaneous remarks in the coming weeks. As Trump Prepares Plan to Lower Drug Prices, Big Pharma Girds for a Fight 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The Justice Department has worked hard to limit the damage from Mr. Trump’s campaign statements, which were often extemporaneous and rambling. Travel Ban Case Is Shadowed by One of Supreme Court’s Darkest Moments 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Much of what Comey said to Stephanopoulos mirrors what he wrote, although his televised, extemporaneous comments are sure to attract the attention of the president, who is an avid TV viewer. Comey says Trump ‘morally unfit to be president,’ possibly susceptible to Russian blackmail 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z He amplified this argument four months later at the March on Washington in a speech whose more radical impulses were quickly overshadowed by an extemporaneous detailing of the “dream” he envisioned for the American nation-state. Analysis | How Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination changed America 50 years ago and still affects us today 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Gwenne Henricks wrote down the meaning of the star to her family rather than risk extemporaneous spoken words falling short of the mark. New star shines atop East Peoria bluff in memory of couple 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Unlike the exuberance he sometimes shows in his extemporaneous rally speeches, the delivery was wooden, somewhat halting, like a person reading a text with which he’s not entirely familiar. A foreboding speech, a fraught meeting with Putin: Trump's European trip is no break 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z His political discipline also contrasts with Trump’s extemporaneous politics. Vice President Mike Pence stays loyal to Trump, but it could come at a cost 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z His power is nourished by his gift for extemporaneous, often humorous, oratory, not to mention his position as one of the county’s largest employers. A Mother’s Death, a Botched Inquiry and a Sheriff at War 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Some Trump supporters also fear that his extemporaneous rebukes are upending the priorities he is trying to implement. As Trump lashes out, Republicans grow uneasy 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z That is because they were aware of their limitations and compensated for them by hiring good staff, giving them a lot of latitude to act in their name, and avoiding extemporaneous statements on complicated issues. Donald Trump's incompetence is a problem. His staff should intervene | Bruce Bartlett 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z “It is very dangerous for presidents to be utterly extemporaneous in their interactions with major powers,” said Blackwill, now a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. As Trump pursues ‘America first,’ China’s Xi sees opening for primacy in Asia 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z In extemporaneous remarks, Trump thanked the Mercers, saying that they had been “instrumental in bringing some organization” to his campaign. The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z In fact, his extemporaneous response to a question was more fitting: “In retrospect, I should have slowed down and said, ‘but I did meet one Russian official a couple of times.’ Opinion | Sessions’s recusal can’t be the end of the story 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z “Given the extemporaneous nature of Trump’s presidency,” she says, “we can reasonably assume that these individual moments are playing a more important role for him” in developing policy than they did for presidents past. No matter the issue, Trump knows a guy 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z As a campaigner, he was magnetic and extemporaneous, she was studied and practiced. The Clintons were undone by the middle-American voters they once knew so well 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z In a Wellesley commencement address, she seized the spotlight by starting her speech with extemporaneous remarks challenging comments made by the preceding speaker, a U.S. senator. Fending off foes, Clinton blazes a trail with White House in sight 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Ryan’s measured rhetorical style is galaxies apart from Mr. Trump’s brash, extemporaneous, approach to politics. Paul Ryan disinvites Donald Trump from rally, stops short of cutting ties 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Because it was extemporaneous, it conveyed directly, and with raw emotion, his own vulnerability, his aspirations for his country and a deep compassion for the suffering of others. Political violence is no joke 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Trump delivered his standard stem-winder – which is to say, a largely extemporaneous tour of the problems plaguing the country and grand pronouncements about how he'd turn it all around. Between Two Trumps 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z To tell you the truth, I was not looking forward to yet another presidential campaign in which nothing extemporaneous ever happened. I’m addicted to buttered croissants, coffee — and Donald Trump 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Hillary is notoriously not good at extemporaneous speaking, especially in an atmosphere with live opponents and hostile questioning. Did Putin Try to Steal an American Election? 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Then he tossed his notes aside and moved on to the extemporaneous portion of his speech, which took up another fifty-five minutes or so, and which insured that his comments about Clinton would be overshadowed. Is Donald Trump Losing It? 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Perhaps, in a general election, voters will recoil from his insults, from his seemingly extemporaneous policy pronouncements, from his all-around Trumpiness. Everyone Knows About the G.O.P. Crackup—Everyone Except the Voters 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Mr Peña’s critics complain that such extemporaneous remarks, delivered for domestic reasons, do not add up to a coherent policy response to a serious international threat to Mexico’s interests. The difficulty of dealing with Trumpery 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z In 1948, Truman drew raves for his speech at the Democratic convention, which he delivered in an extemporaneous style instead of from a script. Five myths about political spin 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z But because they come from the director’s writings, they don’t sound like extemporaneous spoken conversation between real human beings, which makes for a listening experience that is not just intellectually challenging but emotionally inauthentic. ‘Eisenstein in Guanajuato’: Russian filmmaker finds love in the New World 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Given how quickly the news cycle spins these days, Pope Francis’ extemporaneous criticism of candidates who would rather build walls than bridges, prompted by a reporter’s question about Donald Trump, already seems like ancient history. Call it David Brooks syndrome: Antonin Scalia, Marco Rubio and the media’s morally hazardous obsession with manners 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z It is difficult to discern a foreign policy in Trump’s oeuvre of rambling, extemporaneous speechmaking and Twitter pronouncements. Trump’s nationalism is corrosive and dangerous 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z So is the Pope using these extemporaneous chats with the press as opportunities to speak more candidly than he would in more-formal settings? From Trump to Zika: Pope Francis’s Eventful Plane Ride 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z He seemed less than comfortable with his own statement, reading it word for word and not in his typical extemporaneous style. At Donald Trump Rally, Some See Bias Where Others See Strength 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Trump went on to praise the acumen of Jewish businessmen — a constant refrain in his extemporaneous remarks. After grumbling, Trump says he will participate in CNN debate 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, in extemporaneous remarks to youth at a separate event in Nairobi, the pope addressed the problem of corruption in Africa, warning young people not to acquire a taste for that “sugar called corruption.” Pope Criticizes ‘New Colonialism’ During Slum Visit 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z In addition to these organizational problems, O’Donnell saw Goldwater’s extemporaneous speaking style as an issue that might imperil a presidential run. When Texas fell to the wingnuts: The secret history of the Southern strategy, modern conservatism and the Lone Star State 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z And while he’s already preparing for a 2016 recording of two major, recent concertos, this weekend’s festival of extemporaneous explorations and new compositions shows that he’s not finished with his big 2015 quite yet. Terry Riley: 'I haven’t felt nailed down to anything' 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The talent Manning has for extemporaneous speech appears, in his videos, innate. Chasing stardom in YouTube's crowded universe 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Two hours after Kennedy delivered his keynote speech, Carter, one of the undercard speakers, unleashed a blistering extemporaneous critique about the legal and legislative process. How Jimmy Carter has long pursued peace, justice and care for those on the margins 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z And while Brennan didn’t admit to having lied — at least in part, to protect the Saudis — he did say he understood the senators “concerns about my brief, extemporaneous remarks.” The CIA vs. the Senate: Inside the shadowy turf war at the center of American government 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z But the most offending part of Mr. Bi’s extemporaneous dinner-table performance came after the lyric that says, “Leading us forward are the Communist Party and Chairman Mao.” Inside China: Bi Fujian’s ‘Mr. Subliminal’ dinner show offends Communist Party, causes scandal 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Behind his seemingly impulsive and extemporaneous flourishes is a clear conception of where he wants to go and how to get there. Will the Francis Revolution Last? 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z He would behave virtuously and gracefully without any conscious effort, like an orator who knows his speech so well that it seems extemporaneous. A Meditation on the Art of Not Trying 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Scott also laughed off the extemporaneous comments by Johnson, his good friend. Byron Scott wants Lakers to win now, unlike Magic 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Scott mostly laughed off the extemporaneous comments by Johnson, his good friend. Byron Scott wants Lakers to win now, unlike Magic 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z But those remarks were extemporaneous, almost casual, and wrapped in a warning not to be too judgmental, given the circumstances after 9/11. MICHAEL HAYDEN: State Department gives U.N. panel tools for CIA’s fall 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z The effect of this extraordinary, extemporaneous ritual was tremendous—primitive, barbaric, cathartic. Ben Bradlee’s Charisma 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z Business is sort of an extemporaneous free fall, and to share that with people who don’t bring your excitement to it is a waste and an incomplete experience. 'Big Ass Fans' On Taking The Long View In Business 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z I ended up being state-ranked, and going to nationals in extemporaneous speaking. Adam Nash, C.E.O. of Wealthfront, on the Value of Metrics 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z In extemporaneous remarks on the Senate floor, Leahy said he is “dismayed” by the situation in Egypt. Sen. Leahy blocks U.S. aid to Egypt to protest nation’s ‘appalling abuse of justice system’ 2014-04-29T23:50:35Z On Saturday, Bill Clinton gave an extemporaneous riff about deficit issues. Bill Clinton urges college students: ‘We have to be on the field and playing’ 2014-03-23T00:52:22Z Some argued only choreographed dances count, while lap dances are more extemporaneous. After losing in New York’s highest court, Nite Moves fired off a petition asking the U.S. Strippers Argue Free Speech In Court, Don't Stay In Vegas 2014-01-08T04:14:00Z Never mind whether she knows what prolific, forlorn, or extemporaneous even mean. The SATS Should Bring Back Analogies 2013-10-16T09:45:22Z On Thursday, Sculley gave perhaps his fullest public account ever of the circumstances surrounding Apple’s firing of , spending eight extemporaneous and uninterrupted minutes on the most infamous human resource decision in business history. John Sculley Just Gave His Most Detailed Account Ever Of How Steve Jobs Got Fired From Apple 2013-09-09T15:32:00Z “The D.A. broke the confession down and tried to show it was extemporaneous,” Mr. Pollard said. Several Murder Confessions Taken by Brooklyn Detective Have Similar Language 2013-06-13T02:30:38Z But his closing stump speech required no prompts or queries; it was a sweeping, emotional, extemporaneous eruption of beliefs and commitments. Cory Booker, Speaker of the Year at SXSW -- How a Mayor Won Over the Techies 2013-03-13T10:50:27Z “Editing Pope Benedict’s extemporaneous comments had been a common practice from the very first day of his pontificate,” Thavis writes. Inside the Vatican 2013-03-06T17:51:00Z In typical Clinton form, much of his convention speech was extemporaneous. Bill Clinton Summons the Spotlight for Obama (and Himself) 2012-09-11T03:18:34Z “It was quite an impressive, extemporaneous discussion about how you go about dealing with problems before they get out of hand,” Mr. Kagan recalled. | Willard Mitt Romney: Setback Leads Mitt Romney to Reinvention 2012-08-30T03:35:45Z Onstage, between numbers, he sometimes gave extemporaneous history lessons about the many musical currents that flowed into New Orleans jazz. Abram Wilson, Jazz Trumpeter and Composer, Is Dead at 38 2012-07-02T01:34:37Z He was illustrating Dante when he died, and, happy to the last, passed away singing extemporaneous songs. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z For this purpose I have found the bicarbonate of potassa in solution, to which lemon-juice is added at the moment it is taken, so as to produce an extemporaneous effervescing draught, often an admirable remedy. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z In those moments he also interspersed extemporaneous remarks which brought out his arguments more vividly and forcefully. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z When they want to make a full turn-out, the places of any missing members are filled by extemporaneous volunteers. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z In the partisan warfare of extemporaneous debate, he bore down on his antagonists with an energy which, when fully roused, bordered on ferocity. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The speeches at the banquet of the Army of the Tennessee, taken together, constitute one of the most remarkable collections of extemporaneous eloquence on record. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Concionum, evidence is adduced that extemporaneous preaching was occasionally superseded by more elaborate and written discourses, sometimes committed to memory, sometimes recited, that is, read. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z During the intervals of leisure he read the few books obtainable, and continued the practice of extemporaneous speaking to the usual audience of undemonstrative stumps and voiceless trees. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Ladies went to a private room and repaired their damaged wardrobe with pins and other extemporaneous contrivances, known of them alone. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z As a lawyer, he is at home in the grave and studied discussions at banc, and in the showy and extemporaneous contests at nisi prius. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z After a time he may dispense even with this, and look simply after the points to be presented, trusting to extemporaneous question-making. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z It is not merely his business to read the plot aloud, but also to set forth the personages with their names and qualities, to explain the drama, describe localities, and suggest extemporaneous additions. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z His heartfelt and extemporaneous remarks regarding stiff legs and malicious boxes awakened Curley, who sat up and vigorously rubbed his eyes with his rough knuckles. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z It was extemporaneous, but faultless in manner and matter; it was charged with the spirit of patriotism, and it will bear comparison with anything in the annals of American polemics. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z He does not seem to have given his good speeches—the extemporaneous ones—any systematic correction. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z An unhinged door was leaning against the wall, and this I laid across two of the barrels, pulled off my coat and waistcoat, and on this extemporaneous couch went to sleep. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z His great speech, in opening the Douglas canvass, in June, 1858, was carefully written out, but so naturally spoken that few suspected that it was not extemporaneous. Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln 2011-10-24T02:00:19.173Z At the risk, therefore, of being dull, he spared himself, as well as his parishioners, the stimulating fervor of the extemporaneous address. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z —If M. C. L. asks, when and why written sermons took the place of extemporaneous discourses, I believe it may be said that written sermons were first in vogue. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 87, June 28, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-09-25T02:00:16.433Z Some of the brethren at once called upon him for a copy for publication; but when he told them that he had no copy himself, and that it was entirely extemporaneous, their surprise was great. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z She would sometimes compose verses, and sing them to an extemporaneous air; but I believe she did not perform on any instrument. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z I have always been an extemporaneous writer, if I may apply the adjective to writers as we do to speakers. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z His special forte, his biographer says, was extemporaneous speaking and debate. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z His extemporaneous speaking was quite tolerable, and it was this gift which had given him notoriety. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Though the material of this volume has been given in extemporaneous addresses, yet no part of it has been reduced to writing until now. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z Like all impassioned, extemporaneous speakers he could never quite recall his words when the occasion for their utterance had passed. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Extemporaneous Writing I think that one who has acquired that habit of extemporaneous writing about things already mastered in thought can never learn to write in any other way. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z We finished our soirée with an extemporaneous ball that lasted all night. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z His verses convey to us a perfect conception of the minstrel character, throwing out his almost extemporaneous “Lays” on the predominant incidents of his day. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z This sort of paraphrasing is better suited to bland statements from government officials than extemporaneous interpretation of doctrine from religious leaders, where the exact wording does tend to matter. The Dalai Lama did not actually really say that about Osama bin Laden 2011-05-04T17:30:00Z The Social Letter," says: "The friendly letter is our proxy for a little tête-à-tête, telling of the personal news of the day, and should be as extemporaneous as daily speech. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z He couldn’t have felt less adequate, he was sure, had he been called upon for an extemporaneous critique upon the Sistine Madonna in the presence of its creator. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Both the writers and actors of Mimes were probably careful to have their memory stored with common-places and precepts of morality, in order to introduce them appropriately in their extemporaneous performances. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Martin led the way, exchanging jests with every person whom he met on the road, and occasionally enlivening the way with an extemporaneous song. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z The lectures were familiar, extemporaneous discourses upon the topics under discussion, and the lecturer was surrounded by all the appointments of a well-ordered kitchen. A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery 2011-03-15T02:00:12.260Z They were usually in the Saturnian metre and took the form of a dialogue, consisting of an interchange of extemporaneous raillery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The sonnet had all the appearance of being extemporaneous, and was very much applauded. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z A child may, without suspecting it, and consequently without self-consciousness, acquire some considerable skill in extemporaneous speaking and some genuine intellectual ease in conversation from these class discussions. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z All these sermons are extemporaneous; some of them are edifying, and faithful to the Scriptures. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z On closing his sermon, which was short and unexceptionable, the bishop leaned forward over the pulpit, and commenced an extemporaneous address to his congregation. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z The lectures are in many places enlarged; indeed, largely put into new form—changed from extemporaneous utterance into the more formal style proper for the written word. Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century 2011-02-09T03:00:48.103Z For a few moments he was silent; then, in a loud voice, he uttered an extemporaneous prayer. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z If the Raiders sign Cable to a new deal, they may spend next year watching Jason Campbell screaming at him on the sideline while Jacoby Ford attempts an extemporaneous cheek-pore cleansing. The Fifth Down: Week 17 N.F.L. Matchups 2010-12-31T14:00:59Z The extemporaneous journals of the most illustrious travellers, made without a single book to refer to, or a companion to consult, would few of them perhaps stand the test of criticism so well. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z There is, however, another form in which the pastoral dialogue appears both in Theocritus and Virgil, namely, of extemporaneous contests in song. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil I was likewise paralyzed for an extemporaneous fraction of time, but my ready wit quickly availed me. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager She was trained in an art which makes no extemporaneous demand on the artist. The Dual Alliance Or can you suggest anything in the way of a little extemporaneous devilry, to console us for our disappointment? Jack Hinton The Guardsman Some of his rhymes were very apt, and there are men living to-day who can repeat some of the extemporaneous satires composed by this negro. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Indeed, I believe he would have regarded it as an unworthy attempt to appear in a false light if he had made preparations in advance for an 'extemporaneous' speech. The Greater Republic A History of the United States There was neither tent nor tent equipage, neither baggage nor baggage-wagon to encumber the movements of that extemporaneous host. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Lind in one of her extemporaneous effusions, which was a long and extremely difficult elaborate chromatic exercise, which the celebrated cantatrice tried by way of taxing the powers of the somnambulist to the utmost. Trilbyana The Rise and Progress of a Popular Novel Extemporaneous prayer follows; then another hymn; then, unless the Church service has been previously used, the reading of portions of the Scriptures; then an extemporaneous sermon, and the worship is concluded with singing and prayer. The Religious Life of London Then the histrionic muse, never far beneath the surface of youth, came forth and transformed the scene into an extemporaneous drama that was a howling success in spite of its leanings towards the morality play. Sube Cane None of them being in the habit of extemporaneous prayer no one dared to undertake it. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia She was invited to address the women in their chapel, and has herself preserved some record of her discourse, which was extemporaneous. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) In conclusion, an extemporaneous prayer was made—all kneeling—by a venerable native, who was afflicted, like many of his race, with elephantiasis. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Mr. Morley has revised and put together as an article for The Critic several of his extemporaneous addresses on books and reading. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 The petition in the English prayer-book in favor of "Jews, Turks, heretics, and infidels," which found its counterpart in the extemporaneous prayers of other orthodox religious sects, is beginning to sound rather antiquated. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. After the last Arab invasion, an extemporaneous edifice was erected in place of the shrine which had been demolished. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain You may engage as a class in an extemporaneous contest in the making of this infectious form of verse if you like. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation At one time he delivered "a very interesting narration"; at another, "an eloquent extemporaneous address." Nathan Hale "That was pretty good for extemporaneous lying," he commented. The Girl in the Mirror The entertainment of a "Night with Mr. Bagges" was usually extemporaneous. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 In extemporaneous speaking, go ahead confidently, avoid worry and self-consciousness, and, full of your subject, trust to your ideas to recall the words as needed. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Of what avail is it if a barbarian chieftain drives a horde of his savages through the waters of a river by way of extemporaneous or speedy baptism? History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Thus extemporaneous Making of law for the particular case, gradually passed away, and was succeeded by the extemporaneous Declaration of the law previously made, and its Application to the matter in hand. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence Querulous or indignant, his honest simplicity confided to the paper before him such extemporaneous soliloquies, and I have found him hiding in the very corners of his manuscripts his “secret sorrows.” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 His style of extemporaneous speaking is conversational,—the better English suspect all other styles,—and this of itself shows what improvement has taken place in the Surrey region. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 He made, on the contrary, what seemed to be an extemporaneous talk, exceedingly entertaining and sufficiently instructive to warrant a permanent place for it in the Auk, of which he is associate editor. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 6 December, 1897 He has suffered from ill health, particularly difficulties in the head; and though his gift of extemporaneous speech is remarkable, he cannot compose for printing without labor of the brain which is injurious to him. Records of Later Life The result is extemporaneous counterpoint, but without the clinkers we associate with jazz. Modus Vivendi Here may be used any of the occasional Prayers, or extemporaneous Prayer. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer We have simply sought to hold our position here in the grandest galaxy of extemporaneous inebriates in the wild and woolly West. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) He delivered an extemporaneous and daringly false lecture on the comparative force of evidence, intended only to befog the minds of the jurors. The Shepherd of the North As it was extemporaneous no adequate report can be given. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V The peripatetic patriots who invade the rural communities seem to be easy, extemporaneous liars, having a natural gift for tergiversation, an undeniable gift for mendacity, an inexhaustible fertility of invention. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule On the other hand the charm of extemporaneous devotion, and it is sometimes a very real charm, is traceable to our natural interest in whatever is irregular, fresh, and spontaneous. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer He invented a species of lyre for himself, and sung his own poetical compositions to his own music, both being frequently extemporaneous. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Henry was a tout, hence an easy and extemporaneous liar, but, alas, a clumsy one. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories This very useful substance cannot always be procured conveniently from malt liquor for baking and brewing: the following method will be found useful for its extemporaneous preparation. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families How does the impromptu remark often differ from the extemporaneous? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Modern liturgies have sometimes been brought into being by a process as extemporaneous as this, but not such was the genesis of the Book of Common Prayer. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer After this, Mr. Duché unexpectedly struck out into an extemporaneous prayer, which filled the bosom of every man present. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Senator Butler escorted her to the clerk's desk, and she delivered an extemporaneous address, of which a fair synopsis was given by the Journal reporter. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III He must possess native talent, a clear insight of human character, agreeable address, extemporaneous powers of speech. Reflections on the Operation of the Present System of Education, 1853 The music appeared to be nothing more than a confusion of noises, distinguished only by hard or gentle blows upon the skin; and the song was extemporaneous. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Here, for instance, is the comment of the bishops upon the request of the Puritans to be allowed occasionally to substitute extemporaneous for liturgical devotions. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer It was his first extemporaneous prayer of any length, and he scarcely knew how to close. The End of the Rainbow Of all the other speeches, which were extemporaneous, only meagre and unsatisfactory reports can be found. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II As there was no phonographic reporter present, most of the best speaking, that was extemporaneous, can not be handed down to history. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I It is the same kind of ability as that which is required for acquiring fluency and ease in extemporaneous speaking, and is to be gained by the use of the same means. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education He had his own address in his pocket, but an extemporaneous speech would have been preferable. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man In addition to all these qualifications, he was a skillful versifier, and composed the most beautiful extemporaneous poetry, apparently without an effort. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Every one who knows anything about Spiritualism has heard of Cora Hatch, who traveled extensively, and manifested her powers as an extemporaneous lecturer before astonished multitudes. Modern Spiritualism In this extemporaneous effort, his success was as splendid as in his performance of Othello. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 I had often listened to his extemporaneous brain pictures, as the reader knows, but I had never before heard him deliberately formulate a planned-out system of thought. The Crack of Doom If he didn’t look like he’d do extemporaneous surgery for the sake of a dollar bill, then I’m no judge. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe In making these and similar remarks, it is true that I am thinking of the best extemporaneous speakers, and that all cannot be such. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching Now my history which is to astonish the world to-morrow will doubtless glitter with extemporaneous wit which has cost me two weeks of meditation. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls He goes about, constantly charged with extemporaneous poetry, and is always ready, like tavern dinners, on the shortest notice and the most reasonable terms. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 The texts for the extemporaneous sermons were invariably those that seemed to indicate that the darkness was consonant with scriptural prophecy.... The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan It was merely a stranger seen acting out his peculiar extemporaneous role from at a distance. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais This is most easily done by the familiarity and directness of extemporaneous address; for which reason this mode of preaching has peculiar advantages, in its adaptation to their situation and wants. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching Seven full-lunged voices burst forth into a howling song, while twice as many feet thumped and tapped and pranced and pounded in the mazes of an extemporaneous jig. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls The Lord's Prayer was again said, with even more varieties than before; a few extemporaneous supplications were added. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis True, there may be extemporaneous forms as well as written forms, praying by rote as well as praying by the book. The Ministry of the Spirit I endeavoured to display great coolness, and I do not think I failed very markedly as an extemporaneous orator. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War This is according to the experience of all extemporaneous speakers. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching A sermon which I heard from Lott Gary, shortly before he sailed for Africa, was the best extemporaneous sermon I ever heard. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 Only Cardinal Gibbons made a short, but colourless and dull extemporaneous address, which closed with the hypocrisy, what a great thing it is to keep oneself unspotted by this world. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour Let the extemporaneous prayer, or the printed form of prayer, be used judiciously, as circumstances require. The Wedding Day The Service—The Marriage Certificate—Words of Counsel Perhaps no kind of superiority is more flattering or alluring than that which is conferred by the powers of conversation, by extemporaneous sprightliness of fancy, copiousness of language, and fertility of sentiment. Dr. Johnson and His Circle Now an extemporaneous speaker is of course exposed to all this inequality of spirits, and must expect to be sometimes mortified by ill success. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching The poetry was always extemporaneous and was pretty bad, but it amused the crowd when it wasn't too sentimental. Side Show Studies Then, all kneeling, he made a short extemporaneous petition, closing with the Lord's Prayer; all present, black as well as white, joining in it. Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time In answer to the charge, he delivered an address, which on critical analysis appears to have been extemporaneous, nevertheless it is strikingly logical and impressive in argument. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern But the most enthusiastic parts of his speech and the most effective with the audience were his extemporaneous effusions that accompanied the delivery. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child. We witness its disastrous effects in the empty wordiness of many extemporaneous preachers. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching Ever try to tear off a lot of extemporaneous lies, twenty to the minute? Shorty McCabe To show his power in extemporaneous debate, as well as his determined patriotism, I will introduce a passage from his speech of April 11, 1864, delivered in the House of Representatives. Oration on the Life and Character of Henry Winter Davis With all my experience I had not yet quite acquired the art of extemporaneous editorial composition. Memoirs Moreover, as she began to speak, old Piotr entered with an extemporaneous luncheon that did credit to a purely bachelor establishment. The Genius In fact, what I have here insisted upon, is exemplified in the case of the extemporaneous writers, whom I have already named. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching The next thing she knew though, they'd hustled her into the Bend and bottled her up in that back room, but not before she'd done a little extemporaneous carvin' on her own account. Shorty McCabe The instrument was rude and gross, and its office was to play extemporaneous accompaniments, with considerable licence. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators On Sunday he would rise in his pulpit, a man six feet two and a half inches, and in a rich, clear, deliberate voice commence an extemporaneous discourse. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens It was an extemporaneous prayer; but it lacked no detail on that account. The Brentons Other objections have been founded on the idea, that by extemporaneous is meant, unpremeditated. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching Everywhere he went he faced thousands of ruddy, big-fisted men who read addresses to him and did a lot of extemporaneous talking which was no less forceful and complete than the prepared briefs. Deep Furrows The melodies and accompaniments produced from instruments were either extemporaneous or parrot-like imitations of vocal music. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Oh, sure, and a very nice job, too, for an extemporaneous effort—if it was. Subspace Survivors Cold in his extemporaneous effusions, artificial in his exordiums, trifling in his strained raillery, and tiresome in his digressions. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 He who proposes to himself the art of extemporaneous speaking should thus have constant regard to this particular object, and make every thing co-operate to form those habits of mind which are essential to it. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching He, too, came face to face with thousands of ruddy, big-fisted men and listened to their equally plain-spoken addresses, prepared and extemporaneous. Deep Furrows Webster was a smart man and a good extemporaneous speaker. Comic History of the United States Indeed, I believed he would have regarded it as an unworthy attempt to appear in a false light if he had made preparations in advance for an "extemporaneous" speech. Forty-Six Years in the Army I have a friend who has in him the making of a popular scientist, having an easy flow of extemporaneous theory, so that he is never closely confined to his facts. By the Christmas Fire With these exceptions, when he undertakes, bonâ fide, an extemporaneous address, he should make no preparation of language. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching Sometimes a flagstaff and a flag are fastened to the buoy, and often it is converted for the ship’s benefit info an extemporaneous lighthouse by the addition of an oil lamp attached to its summit. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route This party consisted of one hundred and two people of a resolute character who wished to worship God in a more extemporaneous manner than had been the custom in the Church of England. Comic History of the United States I have also heard many extemporaneous verses relating his adventures among the denizens of the deep after he was thrown overboard. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties Practice soon made her an easy, extemporaneous speaker. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian In order to the best success, extemporaneous efforts should be made in an excited state, when the mind is burning and glowing, and longs to find vent. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching Indeed, these services were very extemporaneous, with hymns instead of psalms, and sermons without divisions. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers Though like most able and clear-headed men he acquired by much practice a respectable facility in purely extemporaneous argument, he was never a great debater. Historical and Political Essays Porson immediately gave the following extemporaneous one: "I went to Frankfort and got drunk With that most learned professor, Brunck; I went to Worts and got more drunken With that more learned professor, Ruhnken." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Even still more extemporaneous and rustic than any of these is a modest contrivance called by the Hawaiians p�-la-�. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Return It is often said that extemporaneous speaking is the distinction of modern eloquence. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching We do not know when extemporaneous descant gave place to written composition, but it was probably early in the twelfth century. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Before him, on the desk, were his notes, daintily inscribed on gilt-edged, cream-tinted paper; but he did not refer to them, having committed his remarks so thoroughly that many believed them to have been extemporaneous. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Many professional men speak well, and exercise considerable influence in the house; for here, as elsewhere, the habit of public and extemporaneous speaking gives an immediate ascendency in deliberative bodies. Recollections of Europe Not many years ago one could witness its extemporaneous performance by nonprofessionals at many an entertainment and festive gathering. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula This he did in a few eloquent extemporaneous phrases, closing with the Lord's prayer. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy By descant in the foregoing account, reference is made to the practice of extemporaneous singing of an ornamental part to the plain song or a secular cantus fermus. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present He was not an extemporaneous speaker, and he passed the summer in carefully studying, in his intervals of professional duties, the great constitutional question which he afterward so brilliantly discussed. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis They were composed in the Oscan dialect, and were at first rude extemporaneous farces, but were afterward divided into acts like a regular drama. A Smaller History of Rome In later and degenerate ages almost any structure would serve the purpose; it might be a flimsy shed or an extemporaneous lanai such as is used to shelter that al fresco entertainment, the luau. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Canning's attention, while at Eton, was strongly turned to extemporaneous speaking. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 This influence was probably due to what was called "Faux Bourdon," a system of accompanying a melody by an extemporaneous second and third part in thirds or sixths. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The debates were extemporaneous, and after the preliminary speeches, the question was open to all. Confessions of Boyhood Surely all extemporaneous speakers, in court, pulpit, or senate, must be accessible to such external influences. Sword and Gown A Novel This was a simple, almost extemporaneous, contrivance, constructed, like the Jew's-harp, on the principle of a reed instrument. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula He spoke wholly without notes and his effort was largely extemporaneous. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 The first of these men was distinguished as a great deschanteur, in other words, a ready hand at extemporaneous counterpoint. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Is he not one of our noblest and most disinterested, as well as ablest men,—nay, as an extemporaneous speaker, unrivalled among us? Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter He is an able debater, having few superiors as an extemporaneous speaker. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro The bell ceased tolling; the minister entered; and Jonas pressed his slight fingers upon the first chord of the voluntary, which, extemporaneous as it was, may be considered the corner-stone of his life. Choice Readings for the Home Circle Brougham trained himself for extemporaneous speaking in the Speculative Society, the great theatre of debate for the University of Edinburgh. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 He spoke once, and sometimes more frequently, at every meeting, making speeches, both studied and extemporaneous, on every variety of theme; and especially contributed, by his rough-spun eloquence, to the popularity of the institution. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century As far as I know, the songs are always extemporaneous and not composed of any set form of words and verses. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Then Bawly did the same, and with one most tremendous, extemporaneous and extraordinary jump, he landed close beside his brother, and the alligator couldn’t get either of them because he couldn’t jump across the chasm. Bully and Bawly No-Tail Afterwards Webster said that it had been carefully prepared, for while there is such a thing as extemporaneous delivery, there is "no extemporaneous acquisition." The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict The poem was nearly an extemporaneous production, on a wager with Mr. Hamilton, that I would not produce a poem on the subject in a given time. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham All the guests paused expectantly, knowing that a chance question would sometimes lead Atticus into one of the vivid displays of extemporaneous oratory for which he was famous. Roads from Rome They are all extemporaneous and for the most part legendary. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir It gives clearness, force, precision, beauty, and copiousness of style, so valuable in extemporaneous and impromptu speaking. Successful Methods of Public Speaking My address to the Almighty was prepared and part of the game is to make believe that it is purely extemporaneous. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine But in spite of this apparent prosperity, together with the usual amount of extemporaneous preaching mitigated by furtive notes, Salem belied its name, and was not always the abode of peace. Scenes of Clerical Life After this," he continues, "Mr. Duché, unexpectedly to everybody, struck out into an extemporaneous prayer, which filled the bosom of every man present. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 The closing prayer may be extemporaneous or may be read from one of the books of prayers. Religious Education in the Family As an extemporaneous player, perhaps no pianist has ever lived who could surpass Moscheles. Great Violinists And Pianists Others, delivered in various places, appear to have been more or less extemporaneous. President Wilson's Addresses Though few could hope to do so well as he, I have always thought that in addressing shareholders, railway chairmen might trust less to formally prepared speeches and more to their powers of extemporaneous exposition. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland I have already said that Mr. Pierpont had no aptitude for extemporaneous speaking; and what was even worse, he had no hope of being able to overcome the difficulty. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics "Of course," cautioned Thayre, "Mr. Burton doesn't want his name announced," and even to that restriction, limiting the value of his extemporaneous "feature," the manager reluctantly acceded. Destiny Some that they rehearse, in a kind of recitative, at their bimbangs or feasts, are historical love tales like our old English ballads, and are often extemporaneous productions. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants He told of the long-drawn-out extemporaneous prayers, the allusions to "benighted heathen"; to "whited sepulchres"; to "the lake which burns with fire and brimstone." Fifth Avenue Inn-yards, houses without roofs, and extemporaneous inclosures at country fairs, were the ready theaters of strolling players. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson It was in this club that Mr. Pierpont first tried himself—and the brethren—with extemporaneous speaking. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics His friends sometimes held an extemporaneous concert in his room, without preparation, programme, or audience. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 Some wholesale druggists have, however, been selling it now for some time to country practitioners, for them to form extemporaneous rose-water, which it does to great perfection. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants If your shoulders are lithe and carried well, while your chest does not retreat from association with your chin, the chances of using good extemporaneous gestures are so much the better. The Art of Public Speaking He was by no means a ready debater, and prized too much his reputation to hazard anything in an impromptu, extemporaneous address. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest And now let me say how he came to be an extemporaneous speaker, and sometimes not only logical and convincing, but truly eloquent. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics I defied the bishops in the matter of public extemporaneous prayer and they yielded. Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil As a speaker, he at times rose to splendid flights of oratory, although his delivery from memory was less effective than the extemporaneous style. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Select your own theme and do the same in two short extemporaneous speeches. The Art of Public Speaking They have been suffered to run their unpremeditated course even at the cost of such repetition and redundancy as the extemporaneous speaker apparently inevitably falls into. The New Freedom A Call For the Emancipation of the Generous Energies of a People We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking. Around The Tea-Table It is true that in his European journey he developed a facility in extemporaneous after-dinner speaking or occasional addresses, that was a surprise even to his intimate friends. African and European Addresses I tell the Bowery boys I'm what is called an extemporaneous talker. Dave Ranney Henry W. Grady used this method in one of the anecdotes he told while delivering his great extemporaneous address, "The New South." The Art of Public Speaking My design, in short, was to imitate the story-tellers of whom Oriental travellers have told us, and become an itinerant novelist, reciting my own extemporaneous fictions to such audiences as I could collect. Twice Told Tales It was so in his remarkable extemporaneous address yesterday. On the Choice of Books Although entirely extemporaneous, this reply may be taken as a fair exemplification of the spirit of all his speeches during his foreign journey. African and European Addresses Even where there is not time for systematic practice in debating, much may be done by extemporaneous five-minute speeches. The Making of Arguments Deliver a short extemporaneous speech giving your opinions on the merits and demerits of the use of unusual words in public speaking. The Art of Public Speaking The survivors, in their old age, recalled the impression he made upon them, and especially remembered the solemn tones of his voice at morning and evening prayer, extemporaneous exercises which he scrupulously maintained. Daniel Webster It was an extemporaneous discourse, and no notes were preserved. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler The remaining three, "Peace and Justice in the Sudan," "The Colonial Policy of the United States," and the speech at the University of Cambridge were extemporaneous. African and European Addresses Since the chief value of debating, as distinguished from written arguments, is in cultivating readiness and flexibility of wit, the speaking should be as far as possible extemporaneous. The Making of Arguments Deliver an extemporaneous speech describing any dramatic scene in the style of "Midnight in London." The Art of Public Speaking The delivery of the second one, his masterpiece, was practically extemporaneous, and yet it fills seventy octavo pages and occupied four hours. Daniel Webster The large style of the man, so magnificent and yet so modest, at once arrested Thackeray's attention, and he forbore to place him in his extemporaneous catalogue. Yesterdays with Authors Occasionally with quizzical humor he interjected an extemporaneous sentence in French, to the great satisfaction of his audience. African and European Addresses Prepare yourself for a five-minute extemporaneous speech on a subject on which you have written an argument. The Making of Arguments Mr. Duché read the Episcopal service of the Church of England, and then, as if moved by the occasion, he broke out into extemporaneous prayer. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style But they did not explain how Broderick more than held his own in extemporaneous debate with the nation's seasoned orators. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts After this extemporaneous jollity, we dined together at Mr. Dudley Field's in Stockbridge, and Hawthorne rayed out in a sparkling and unwonted manner. Yesterdays with Authors His best discourses were extemporaneous, and he had very little gesture, except with his forefinger, which he used to place under his chin, and sometimes against his nose in a very peculiar manner. Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography When it comes to the actual debate experience shows that speeches committed to memory are almost always ineffective as compared with extemporaneous speaking. The Making of Arguments And 'all in the blue unclouded weather' we rowed down the huge stream, the men keeping time and tune to their oars with extemporaneous chaunts of adieu to the rice island and its denizens. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 Garay was so rejoiced that he sacrificed a pig, which was served upon this extemporaneous platter, and he boasted that there was no such dish in Europe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 Having attended an extemporaneous supper festival at "Porter's," he was never tired of "going again." Yesterdays with Authors Mr. Beecher is generally regarded as an extemporaneous preacher. Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography When I learned of my narrow escape, I trembled, for I had not prepared any train of thought for extemporaneous use. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 Few who heard in whole or in part his discourse on the words, "The world by wisdom knew not God"—an extemporaneous sermon—will forget the terse, vigorous sentences which came from his lips. Forty Years in South China The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D. A very little blaze sets the piece of cold fat swimming, and the black cavity soon glows and splutters with extemporaneous content. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 In the preparation of his sermons he meditated much but wrote not a word, so that he was in the truest sense a purely extemporaneous speaker. The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little It is almost essential to the success of a jest, that it should at least seem to be extemporaneous. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author The revelers all worn; the people ready to go home; the waiters impatient; the speech wholly extemporaneous. Russell H. Conwell But we made many side trips and gave many and many an unplanned, extemporaneous roadside concert, as I have told. A Minstrel in France It would be a useful exercise for the instructor, he thought, to elucidate obscure phenomena and complicated structures by words only, assisting himself, perhaps, occasionally, by extemporaneous drawings. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 At a time when extemporaneous composition and thoughtless reading are much in fashion, it will not be amiss to invoke profounder studies, and slower, but more useful and permanent results. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 She added daily so many strings to her bow, that she made a perfect harp of it; and upon that instrument she now began to perform an extemporaneous concerto. Martin Chuzzlewit "Who the devil is there in Ramilly County," muttered Amory aloud, "who would deliver Verlaine in an extemporaneous tune to a soaking haystack?" This Side of Paradise They are all extemporaneous productions, nor has any one a single alteration. Life and Letters of Robert Browning My speeches in Great Britain were wholly extemporaneous, and I may not always have been so guarded in my expressions, as I otherwise should have been. My Bondage and My Freedom I have no wish to be hasty; but as for disarranging the whole economy of the house, and getting up an extemporaneous meal for me, I cannot think of it. Vivian Grey With this view, she went about the construction of an extemporaneous bed in the easy-chair, with the addition of the next easy one for her feet. Martin Chuzzlewit She was a capital extemporaneous speaker, and had held prominent offices in different clubs. I Spy His hearer and his extemporaneous lecture plainly slipped out of his mind. The Cruise of the Dry Dock In these gatherings and in such company Dr. Robison enriched his mind and developed a great talent for extemporaneous address and discussion. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men Elocution is the art of delivering written or extemporaneous composition with force, propriety, and ease. Sanders' Union Fourth Reader "Yes," replied she, "for my friend again shewing the same inattention, I played this second extemporaneous air, in order to remonstrate with her." The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1838 The sermon was as extemporaneous as the prayer, if any thing can come extempore from a mind so drilled and fortified in opinion. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish This helps to explain the length of time it took him to master that vocabulary at last so various, full, and seemingly extemporaneous. Among My Books First Series It, of course, depended a good deal on the extemporaneous affidavit qualifications of the applicant. Remarks According to Livy, Andronicus was the first who substituted, for the rude extemporaneous effusions of the Fescennine verse, plays with a regular plot and fable. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities They were delivered without much preparation and were purely extemporaneous in character. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him This had been a crude imitation of a time-hallowed form and had allowed for an extemporaneous prayer and for a brief address to the young couple; but it had retained the familiar inquiry, "Who giveth—?" Bertram Cope's Year Mr. Chatelain, in his recent work on African folk-tales, says of the natives of Angola: "No Angola child finds difficulty at any time in producing extemporaneous song." The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day In a Calvinistic church the service consisted of Bible reading, a sermon, extemporaneous prayers, and hymns sung by the congregation. Early European History Had not Cicero taken more care of even his extemporaneous effusions, we should have lost that masterly burst of the moment, to which the clemency of Caesar towards Marcellus gave birth. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 02 The scene becomes animated as the wine flows; various ludicrous incidents ensue, which are greeted with extemporaneous epigrams in verse, some rather amusing, others flat and diffuse. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius He sang an extemporaneous song on the ceremony of the day, and introduced the names of all the guests at the dinner, and of a great many other persons besides. Coningsby During the years of his lameness he sometimes invented extemporaneous stories, which invariably commenced with a voyage to some foreign country, from which his hero never returned. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne It enters into the composition of extemporaneous soda and Seidlitz waters. Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby The King made an extemporaneous reply to the address of the Canons of Windsor the day after the funeral. A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II Inn-yards, houses without roofs, and extemporaneous enclosures at country fairs were the ready theatres of strolling players. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam To a young minister he said, There is no such thing as extemporaneous acquisition. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders Protruding beyond the edge of this extemporaneous screen, I could see the footposts of an iron bedstead, and the end of a large poncho, which served for a counterpane. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 I hope, my lords, that I shall not be charged with want of candour, in supposing the motion not to be an extemporaneous composition, but to be drawn up with art and deliberation. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 11. Parlimentary Debates II. Every shade of opinion was represented in this extemporaneous Assembly. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 I never experienced such an inward burning to speak before, and therefore I determined to try an extemporaneous address in Tsimshean. Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission We thus have the Springfield and Peoria speech, minus the glow of extemporaneous address, the inspiration of the orator. The Life of Abraham Lincoln The style of preaching he had chosen was the extemporaneous, which was held little short of the miraculous in rural parishes like King's Lorton. The Mill on the Floss I am what you might call an extemporaneous writer—I write without any previous study or preparation, save in so far as my actual life from day to day has prepared me for it. Our Friend John Burroughs His language should be at least partially extemporaneous; he may have a fairly clear conception of how he is to frame his sentences, but he should have nothing learned word for word. Practical Argumentation The man was most conscientious and had a beautiful contempt for the so-called extemporaneous speaker. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers The Calvinists, on the other hand, worshiped with extreme simplicity: reading of the Bible, singing of hymns, extemporaneous prayer, and preaching constituted the usual service in church buildings that were without superfluous ornaments. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Methods of training in extemporaneous discussion that require speaking without thought, on anything or nothing that can be at the moment invented, are likely to be mischievous. Public Speaking Of course, such extemporaneous speaking is an uncertain thing. The Recreations of a Country Parson These persons are the modern incarnations of the old time minstrels who wandered over the land and sang extemporaneous ditties in praise of their host for their dinners. Writing for Vaudeville They are printed, the preface states, from a verbatim report, with only verbal alterations and corrections of some redundancies consequent upon extemporaneous delivery. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism Mr. Gerald Douglass was rambling about, keeping step to his own extemporaneous whistle. The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. Where he is at all, he is entirely,—nothing extemporaneous; his most casual word seems to have lain in pickle a long time, and is saturated through and through with the Emersonian brine. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers The closing of a door put an end to this extemporaneous address. Town and Country; or, life at home and abroad, without and within us The life of a wise man is most of all extemporaneous, for he lives out of an eternity which includes all time. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Seeing Triplet, he made an extemporaneous calculation that so infernal a chatterbox could not be ten minutes in her company without telling her everything, and this would serve his turn very well. Peg Woffington Every work that we have had published has been extemporaneously written; and out of fifty lectures and sermons that we have delivered the last year, forty-four have been extemporaneous. Christian Science Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession. Essays — First Series It was indeed a book well fitted to lie on the hall table of a Squire whose religion consisted in hating extemporaneous prayer and nasal psalmody. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 Indeed, the offensive remarks seem to have been extemporaneous, because, as it was too dark for him to read his prepared speech, he spoke impromptu. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography There was no fear of the extemporaneous, of variety spicing her infinite custom. Strictly business: more stories of the four million The great extemporaneous speakers, on the other hand, were attended by shorthand writers. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy Few of them would trust themselves to extemporaneous speaking. My Memories of Eighty Years Disputes about Bishops and Synods, written prayers and extemporaneous prayers, white gowns and black gowns, sprinkling and dipping, kneeling and sitting, had been for a short space intermitted. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 He then burst forth into what Edward justly supposed to be an extemporaneous effusion of thanks, and praises of his Chief. Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since His hand was itching to play the Roman and wrest the rag Sabine from the extemporaneous merry-andrew who was entertaining an angel unaware. Strictly business: more stories of the four million It was the extemporaneous expression of the new King's feelings at a moment of great excitement. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 While thoroughly prepared, the speech was in a way extemporaneous to meet calls or objections. My Memories of Eighty Years The only speech on the occasion was one of congratulation made by the Emperor of Austria, and it was very creditable to him, being to all appearance extemporaneous, yet well worded, quiet, dignified, and manly. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 My courses of lectures; President Tappan's advice on extemporaneous speaking; publication of my syllabus; ensuing relations with Charles Sumner. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 They do the 'police des l'atelier' too, the guidance and governance, themselves; with that ready will of theirs, with that extemporaneous adroitness. The French Revolution If my style seems rather flippant, it is because I have been trained as an extemporaneous speaker and not as a writer. The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it He was an admirable extemporaneous speaker in the best sense, and he then and there gave me a bit of advice which proved of real value. 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