pretty speech

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“Brutus made a pretty speech, but Caesar was betrayed.”

From The New Yorker • Aug. 5, 2016

John Willie, eating his supper almost savagely, had some ado to reply politely to June's rills of pretty speech.

From Mushroom Town by Onions, Oliver

Apropos of this, Lady Gifford made such a pretty speech once.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Jack thought this a pretty speech, but the girl herself was made presently aware of its insincerity.

From My Lord Duke by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

"That is a very pretty speech, Gratian, only I can't quite believe it."

From Under the Mendips A Tale by Marshall, Emma