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Spectators watched her walk to the throne talking earnestly to her escort, later discovered that she had been reciting the Declaration of Independence to steady her nerves.

From Time Magazine Archive

Parts of his story had been awkward and stumbling, but some were stately and grand, as if he had been reciting them from some half-forgotten memory.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

My father stopped in the middle of the monologue he had been reciting for me and gave an irritated sigh.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The worthy minister had arrived before them, and had been reciting to a deeply-interested audience, the story of James and Mary and their life at Pine Cottage.

From The Basket of Flowers by Charlton, Watson

"I'm off, Phil," said Reuben at last, breaking in upon his host's ecstasy over a ballad he had been reciting, with what he counted the true Castilian magniloquence.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 by Various