And, bowing, Dale plunged into his long-pondered oration.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
But at last this tremendous oration-for it was far more of an oration than a prayer-came to an end; and the congregation drew a long breath and were about to seize their newly found liberty when the minister quietly remarked: "We will now sing the Hundred and Twenty-First Psalm."
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black
My bearers halted when a small gentleman, in a powdered wig and cocked hat, who was, I found, the mayor, stepping in front of the rest, made me a long oration, at which the mob cheered and cheered again.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston