LESSON VIII
HOW TO MEMORIZE A SPEECH
IN memorizing a speech, we rely on the same helps as those used in remembering a story, except that instead of dividing it into scenes we arrange it into its three divisions (opening, body, and conclusion), and besides these helps we call into use Apposition, Opposition, Combination, and Sequence.
The example here used is an extract from the great speech delivered by Daniel Webster in the celebrated White murder case, when he appeared as special counsel in behalf of the state.
The opening of the speech ends with "so many ounces of blood"; that of the body, with "the secret is
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