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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... victory , and stamped on American free- dom the seal of omnipotence . The darkness is past , and the true light now shines to enliven and rejoice mankind . W tread a new earth , in which dwelleth righteousness ; 16 UNITED STATES SPEAKER ...
... victory , and stamped on American free- dom the seal of omnipotence . The darkness is past , and the true light now shines to enliven and rejoice mankind . W tread a new earth , in which dwelleth righteousness ; 16 UNITED STATES SPEAKER ...
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... victory ; and if the Phæton and horses of fire had been destined for Lawrence's translation , he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory . Where , sir , are the names of the highminded , magnanimous Perry , the gallant ...
... victory ; and if the Phæton and horses of fire had been destined for Lawrence's translation , he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory . Where , sir , are the names of the highminded , magnanimous Perry , the gallant ...
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... victory . When did Athens appear the greatest and the most formidable ? It was when giving up their houses and possessions to the flames of the enemy , and having transferred their wives , their children , their aged parents , and the ...
... victory . When did Athens appear the greatest and the most formidable ? It was when giving up their houses and possessions to the flames of the enemy , and having transferred their wives , their children , their aged parents , and the ...
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... victory of yesterday is reversed by the defeat of to - day ; the star of military glory , rising like a meteor , like a meteor has fallen ; disgrace and disaster hang on the heels of conquest and renown ; victor and vanquished pres ...
... victory of yesterday is reversed by the defeat of to - day ; the star of military glory , rising like a meteor , like a meteor has fallen ; disgrace and disaster hang on the heels of conquest and renown ; victor and vanquished pres ...
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... victory ; but by their effect in advancing or retarding human knowledge , in overthrowing or establishing despotism , in extend- ing or destroying human happiness . When the naveler pauses on the plains of Marathon , what are the ...
... victory ; but by their effect in advancing or retarding human knowledge , in overthrowing or establishing despotism , in extend- ing or destroying human happiness . When the naveler pauses on the plains of Marathon , what are the ...
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