pretty speech
Example Sentences
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“Brutus made a pretty speech, but Caesar was betrayed.”
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 5, 2016
The Squire thought this a very pretty speech, and, as it came from a very pretty woman, its effect on him was beneficial.
From The Eldest Son by Marshall, Archibald
"Now make him your best curtsey, Dolly," says Mr. Darling, seriously; "it isn't everyday you will get such a pretty speech as that."
From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess
Now Katie had come down with the express purpose of seeing him, and with her mind full of a very pretty speech which she intended to make to him.
From A Castle in Spain A Novel by De Mille, James
I'm not much, I allow, and perhaps there are others—" "Now that is not at all a pretty speech," interrupts Dulce, sweetly; "so you sha'n't finish it.
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
