Both Uses of
harangue
in
Faust -- Part 1 -- translated by Theil
- Excuse me, fine harangues I cannot make, Though all the circle look on me with scorn; My pathos soon thy laughter would awake, Hadst thou the laughing mood not long forsworn.†
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- Your fine harangues, so polish'd in their kind, Wherein the shreds of human thought ye twist, Are unrefreshing as the empty wind, Whistling through wither'd leaves and autumn mist!†
Definition:
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(harangue) to try to persuade, or to criticize in an impassioned and often annoying manner; or a speech with such an intent