The Art of Public Speaking For practise on forceful selections, use The Irrepressible Conflict, page 67; Abraham Lincoln, page 76, Pass Prosperity Around, page 470; A Plea for Cuba, page 50. FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 2: Those who sat in the pit or the parquet.] [Footnote 3: Hamlet, Act III, Scene 2.] 1_1_10CHAPTER X. FEELING AND ENTHUSIASM Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit that hovers over the production of genius. −−ISAAC DISRAELI, Literary Character. If you are addressing a body of sc