declamation

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"Declamation roar'd, while passion slept," said Dr. Johnson of the ranting style of early 18th century acting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Declamation and gesture have been rubbed by custom until they shine like polished pendants.

From Time Magazine Archive

Declamation was evidently more the Muse’s forte than argument, but her aside was an aside, and that of the jockey friend was not. 

From The Three Brides by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

It is called 18the Declamation of Sallust against Cicero, and bears intrinsic evidence that it was written in after years.

From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony

At the epoch of the dissolution of the monarchical institutions, there remained in France only the School of Music of the Parisian national guard, and that of Singing and Declamation just mentioned.

From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Blagdon, Francis W.