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“I’ll just look into my soft drink and listen to someone else perorate about me,” Sting said.
From Washington Post
The Greek sought after wisdom; he wanted a man who would perorate and argue and dissertate.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Alexander Maclaren
And church and state pause in this made vortex of chaos to prate of the ills of pugilism; to legislate and perorate anent bloodless boxing bouts; to prosecute a brace of harmless pugs.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by William Cowper Brann
But here he'll pose and perorate, A Brutus vain and voluble.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 8, 1890 by Various
Feuillans, including almost the whole Constitutional Respectability of France, perorate nightly from their tribune; correspond through all Post-offices; denouncing unquiet Jacobinism; trusting well that its time is nigh done.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
He perorated: Recent events in Spanish Morocco were far from reassuring for the Spaniards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Consequently," perorated Mr. Mortimer, "I conceive my personal obligations to Mr. Hucks to be satisfied; practically satisfied, even in law; as keen men of business, and allowing for contingencies, satisfied abundantly.
From True Tilda by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
“Now, boys,” Bill perorated, “before I retire to the shades of private life, I motion we give Three Cheers—regular Toplifters—for Richard Wade!”
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various
And so, Lamoignon too having perorated not amiss, and wound up with that Promise of States-General,—the Sphere-music of Parlementary eloquence begins.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
When Frederica perorated, and this remark partook of the nature of peroration, it was as though she took a header into deep water.
From Mount Music by Martin Ross
The venerable Earl of Hughenden came in as I was perorating.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872 by Various
A foolish stump-orator, perorating on his platform mere benevolences, seems a pleasant object to many persons; a harmless or insignificant one to almost all.
From Latter-Day Pamphlets by Thomas Carlyle
I had a vague impression of listening to gigantic marionettes, perorating through a trumpet, with the emphasis of Spaniards.
From Amiel's Journal by Mrs. Humphry Ward
The countess approached the divan in the centre of the room, where Raoul was perorating.
From A Daughter of Eve by Honoré de Balzac
And we left him perorating on the steps of the hotel.
From Appearances Being Notes of Travel by G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson
