Charles Caleb Colton Quote

The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)


The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read.

The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read.

The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read.

The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read.