The United States Speaker: A Copious Selection of Exercises in Elocution; Consisting of Prose, Poetry and Dialogue: Drawn Chiefly from the Most Approved Writers of Great Britain and America ... |
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... Peace with the French . · · 45. Indignant Rebuke on the Employment of Indians in Civilized Warfare . 46. America . · 47. Character of Napoleon Bonaparte . 48. To the Jury in the Case of J. A. Williams for a Libel on the Clergy of Durham ...
... Peace with the French . · · 45. Indignant Rebuke on the Employment of Indians in Civilized Warfare . 46. America . · 47. Character of Napoleon Bonaparte . 48. To the Jury in the Case of J. A. Williams for a Libel on the Clergy of Durham ...
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... peace , peace ! but there is no peace . The war is actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it ...
... peace , peace ! but there is no peace . The war is actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it ...
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... peace , faith , hope and charity , are its blessings upon earth . And if , raising our eyes from time to eternity , from the world of mortals to the world of just men made perfect , from the visible creation , marvellous , beautiful and ...
... peace , faith , hope and charity , are its blessings upon earth . And if , raising our eyes from time to eternity , from the world of mortals to the world of just men made perfect , from the visible creation , marvellous , beautiful and ...
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... peace . But in a government where the people fill all the branches of the sovereignty , intelligence is the life of liberty . An American would resent his being denied the use of his musket ; but he would deprive himself of a stronger ...
... peace . But in a government where the people fill all the branches of the sovereignty , intelligence is the life of liberty . An American would resent his being denied the use of his musket ; but he would deprive himself of a stronger ...
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... peace and safety , and gave us a lofty rank amid the empires of the world , still animates the bosoms of their descendants . Look back to that moment when they unbarred the dungeons of the slave , and dashed his fetters to the earth ...
... peace and safety , and gave us a lofty rank amid the empires of the world , still animates the bosoms of their descendants . Look back to that moment when they unbarred the dungeons of the slave , and dashed his fetters to the earth ...
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