Memory and oratory prowess of Edward Everett featured
A correspondent recounts Edward Everett of Massachusetts memorizing speeches, composing while away from audiences, and reading sermons aloud only to quiet nerves in Brattle Street Church. It notes his precise recall, manuscript habits, and the vivid tale of his Webster eulogy delivered without notes.
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