Meanings of long oration in English

The tears in the baron's eyes expressed more than a long oration.

He heard not a word of the long oration that followed.

Sluiskin now endeavored, in a long oration, to dissuade them from their folly.

He made a long oration, which the French could not, of course, understand.

General Siddall had ready a long oration upon this course.

Angela's answer to this long oration was a simple one.

The priest then made another long oration, which was again briefly and emphatically translated by the governor.

Having embraced the company, he delivered a long oration to dispose their minds to the glorious undertaking.

But had he made a long oration neither my grandfather nor I could have been more deeply moved.

Next, the gentleman with the scarf made a long oration, during which he was often interrupted by loud applause.

The dreadful hint was wrapped up in many words, and formed but a small part of a very long oration.

This chief made a long oration to us, all the women dancing and singing for joy up to the knees in water.

Philibert de Bruxelles, a member of the privy council of the Netherlands, arose at the emperor's command, and made a long oration.

Moreover the King of France has sent Monsieur de Bellievre to Lord Derby and Mr. Stafford, and Bellievre has made those envoys a long oration.

And here the professor, having lighted upon a high-toned subject and a helpless hearer, launched into a long oration I have not space to report.

They all have the art of making long orations upon a trifle.