of Commons, devoted to showing that the English victories on many a field of battle were due to the valor of the Irish soldier, arranged his sequence in this manner: "The blood of England, Scotland, and of Ireland flowed in the same stream and drenched the same field," thus making Ireland the most prominent member of the series. Had an Englishman been speaking, and had he desired to emphasize the valor of his countrymen, he would have said: The blood of Ireland, Scotland, and England flowed in the same stream and drenched the same field. This rule of sequence applies to objects, events, or thoughts, and a careful study of it will help not only the memory but the writer and speaker as well.
In discussing the methods of orators, and you mention them by name, you should adopt some method in
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