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Page 18
... supposed example of young Webster . Nothing could be more erroneous and preposterous than the supposition that he was idle and negligent of his studies while at college . His teachers at the institution boldly predicted his future ...
... supposed example of young Webster . Nothing could be more erroneous and preposterous than the supposition that he was idle and negligent of his studies while at college . His teachers at the institution boldly predicted his future ...
Page 29
... supposed that he soon began to attract attention and to gain practice . His first case was tried in the presence of his father , who still sat upon the bench as an Associate Judge . It is said that his abilities as a speaker gained him ...
... supposed that he soon began to attract attention and to gain practice . His first case was tried in the presence of his father , who still sat upon the bench as an Associate Judge . It is said that his abilities as a speaker gained him ...
Page 38
... supposed , his natural gifts and his acquired powers made him facile princeps among a host of able and distinguished advocates . Among his rivals there were indeed men who were his equals , perhaps his superiors , in one single gift or ...
... supposed , his natural gifts and his acquired powers made him facile princeps among a host of able and distinguished advocates . Among his rivals there were indeed men who were his equals , perhaps his superiors , in one single gift or ...
Page 59
... any existing duty . " I cannot imagine that this resolution can add any thing to those excitements which it has been supposed , I think very causelessly , might possibly provoke the Turkish Government to OF DANIEL WEBSTER . 59.
... any existing duty . " I cannot imagine that this resolution can add any thing to those excitements which it has been supposed , I think very causelessly , might possibly provoke the Turkish Government to OF DANIEL WEBSTER . 59.
Page 86
... supposed , the whole audience were amazed , entranced , and delighted by the power of the orator . The silence of the grave pervaded the chamber and its vicinity , interrupted only by the solemn roll and the sonorous swell of his voice ...
... supposed , the whole audience were amazed , entranced , and delighted by the power of the orator . The silence of the grave pervaded the chamber and its vicinity , interrupted only by the solemn roll and the sonorous swell of his voice ...
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