Otis Compared With American Orators
“His eloquence, like that of his distinguished successors, was marked by a striking individuality.
“It did not partake largely of the placid firmness of Samuel Adams; or of the intense brilliancy and exquisite taste of the younger Quincy; or the subdued and elaborate beauty of Lee; or the philosophical depth of John Adams; or the rugged and overwhelming energy of Patrick Henry; though he, most of all Americans, resembled the latter.”—E. L. Magoon.