Lexicographical Neighbors of Extemporaneity
Literary usage of Extemporaneity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of French and Belgian Protestantism by Louise (Seymour) Houghton (1919)
"He exercised in remarkable measure the gift of extemporaneity. His eloquence was
that of sobriety and force. There was constant harmony between what he said ..."
2. The Methodist Review (1877)
"His style, making allowance for extemporaneity, is brilliant; his touches are
often luminous and richly colored; and if he does not bottom his subject as ..."
3. The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine (1863)
"... and in. the mere extemporaneity of their mental activity utter the impassioned
thought which springs in fresh-born exuberance from the living spirit. ..."
4. Thoughts on Preaching: Specially in Relation to the Requirements of the Age by Daniel Moore (1861)
"But that such a perfection in extemporaneity, as shall enable a man to carry
through a long, succinct, well-vertebrated train of thought, can be acquired ..."
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