He could recite the prose chapter and verse.
He had just gained an entrance into English literature, and would recite Hamlet's soliloquy with great gusto.
Don't think literature is Greek to that famous mathematician. He can recite Shelly's Ode to the West Wind. He even once had his own collection of poems published.
I've known people who can recite the batting averages of their favorite baseball players for every year of their careers, but can't remember where the book of Genesis is in the Bible.
His Holiness gave the oral transmission in order to recite the six syllable mantra.
Then deliver it while your kid is screaming in the background, to develop the confidence that you can recite it no matter what distraction pops up.
I may not recite the whole text, but I will read every line at least once and try to remember them by heart. And for unfamiliar words, I will simply read more times.
We would recite a wonderful chant before heading out that I use to this day.
Retail clerks memorize 11-digit mobile phone numbers in a flash and can recite orders faultlessly; perhaps they play the piano quite well, too.
Mary took his book to hear him recite,
Children no longer recite Christian prayers in public schools, but parents are free to educate their offspring in private schools sponsored by religious groups.
Mary took his book to hear him recite, and he tried to find his way through the fog:
Then standing up to recite the poem, I found myself doing it off the top of my head!
I could recite you the whole of Thucydides, Xenophon, Plutarch, Titus Livius, Tacitus, Strada, Jornandès, Dante, Montaigne, Shakspeare, Spinoza, Machiavelli, and Bossuet.
Blah, blah... See, I can even recite it.
He can recite the poem fluently.
