He wasn't going to make a long speech as he wasn't much of a speaker.
Councillor Rushton said that he did not propose to make a long speech--it was not necessary.
He, Lord John, had even made him a long speech to show his gratitude for Lord Aberdeen's kindness to him.
As this ends their progress is barred by the Genius of the Wood, who delivers a long speech.
In Milton's text the scene discovered is a wild wood; the attendant Spirit descends, or enters, and at once launches out into a long speech in blank verse.
Then the person began to make a long speech, not one word of which could Gulliver understand, but it seemed to him that sometimes the little man threatened, and sometimes made offers of kindness.
And he listened well pleased to a long speech of Ferdinand's, in which he professed to love her above all the ladies he ever saw.
The officer made a long speech, often pointing towards something a long way off, and (as Gulliver afterwards learned) told him that he was to be taken as a prisoner to the city, the capital of the country.
They had brought a number of small pigs, which they presented on plantain-leaves, one of the party making a long speech.
Hee made a long speech to thank me & to assure me that both himself & all his nation would venture their Lifes in my servis.
Awhile after one of the company rises and makes a long speech, now shewing the heavens with his hands, and then the earth, and fire.
Lord North replied in a long speech, in which he endeavoured to throw a protecting shield over those who had subjected themselves to Fox's reproaches, and to show that Dunning's fears were unfounded.
The Earl of Chatham delivered a long speech on that occasion, which was forthwith published in the Public Advertiser.
Later in the season, Governor Pownall moved, in a long speech, that the revenue acts affecting America should be forthwith repealed.
A feature of the proceedings was the presentation by one of the members, in a long speech, of a large collection of documents sent by the Anti-Suffrage Association of Women in New York and Massachusetts.
Oates of Alabama also delivered a long speech in opposition, of which the following is a specimen paragraph: I like a woman who is a woman and appreciates the sphere to which God and the Bible have assigned her.
Protagoras professes to be master both of long speech and of short speech: but in the last he must recognise a superior.
I have understood that you profess to be master and teacher both of long speech and of short speech: what I beg is, that you will employ only short speech, if you expect me to follow you.
Side-note: Long speech of Sokrates, expounding the purpose of the song, and laying down an ironical theory about the numerous concealed sophists at Krete and Sparta, masters of short speech.
Bishop Burnet signalized his zeal for the government by a long speech in favour of the bill, contradicting some of the fundamental maxims which he had formerly avowed in behalf of the liberties of the people.
He was answered by the lord Haversham in a long speech.
In the contest for speaker, he made a long speech, in which he exhibited marked ability, humor, pathos and persuasive eloquence.
When the report of the committee of conference came before the Senate I made a long speech justifying, as I thought, the public policy involved in the proposed tariff taxation.
Though unfit for it, for I was very tired, I made a long speech, or rather sermon, to them on the subject of Mohammedan reform, and reform in their political life.
They presented me with an address, and I made a long speech expounding my ideas.
Three addresses were presented, and I made a long speech of an hour and a half, which, as it is to be printed, I will not give here.
Mr. Chanler made a long speech in opposition to the bill.
You mean the short gentleman's long speech," interposed some Senator.
Philip’s envoys were prepared to make a long speechin reply: but they were stopped at the threshold.
Amidst a general feeling of doubt and hesitation, Polybius rose and delivered a long speech.
Her appeal to the king had made such an impression on all present that he made a long speech, lamenting "that his conscience should urge the divorce of such a queen who had ever been a devoted wife, full of gentleness and virtue.
Henry makes a long speech, assuring her of his love, and asking for hers in return, and this she understands so well as to say: "Is it possible dat I sould love de enemy of France?
He then took his seat opposite, while the Earl of Warwick made a long speech in French.
The queen received a beautiful white palfrey, and after listening to a long speech by the lord mayor, the procession moved on.
Here occurs a sort of interlude, which commences with a declaration on the part of Socrates that he cannot follow a long speech, and therefore he must beg Protagoras to speak shorter.
And I said: Protagoras, I have a wretched memory, and when any one makes a long speech to me I never remember what he is talking about.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "long speech" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
