Addresses and Memorials of Orville Dewey Baker (1847-1908) (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Addresses and Memorials of Orville Dewey Baker (1847-1908)Orville Baker's oratorical activity extended over so long a period and so wide a range that it has been a matter of surprise to find how few of his Speeches were preserved in print or manu script. Of many of his best and most eloquent addresses not a word remains, save in the mem ories of his hearers. Some were delivered before private citizens assembled socially, and were, consequently, not reported, while others have perished because they were never fully committed to paper. It was his practice, when considering a speech, to jot down a few notes - sometimes to write out short passages which he wished to make exact expressions of his thought - and then, having learned these by heart, to extemporize the rest of his oration, building it up around this framework as he proceeded. Thus it will be seen that what remains of these notes can convey no idea of the actual address, and even the notes are few.Moreover, a large part of the surviving speeches, being concerned with special subjects, or intended for special audiences, were not adapted to general reading.From all these causes it has resulted that but seven of Orville Baker's addresses have been found available for the present purpose, and four of these existed only in newspaper reports. Fortunately, however, the grand poem in memory of Chief Justice Peters had been privately printed. It remains an evidence of a lofty poetical power which for some reason the possessor had seldom cared to exercise.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.