Three Centuries of American Rhetorical Discourse: An Anthology and a ReviewRonald Forrest Reid |
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... vote , he proposed a joint resolution , which required only a majority of both Houses . It passed by the close vote of 120-98 in the House and 27-25 in the Senate . The argument which probably carried the day was the one which said that ...
... vote , he proposed a joint resolution , which required only a majority of both Houses . It passed by the close vote of 120-98 in the House and 27-25 in the Senate . The argument which probably carried the day was the one which said that ...
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... votes , and so , perhaps , was not overwhelmingly reliable and satisfactory . The outgoing President , in his last annual ... vote for the people , and that he cares not whether slavery be voted down or voted up . I do not understand his ...
... votes , and so , perhaps , was not overwhelmingly reliable and satisfactory . The outgoing President , in his last annual ... vote for the people , and that he cares not whether slavery be voted down or voted up . I do not understand his ...
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... vote motivated delegates to suffer through the speeches . Then came Bryan's rhetorical triumph . He captured attention immediately and suggested indirectly that silverites should not vote to condemn the president . He held attention ...
... vote motivated delegates to suffer through the speeches . Then came Bryan's rhetorical triumph . He captured attention immediately and suggested indirectly that silverites should not vote to condemn the president . He held attention ...
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Puritan Preaching and the American | 35 |
Abrahams Offering Up His Son Isaac | 54 |
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God | 65 |
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