The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... heavens themselves , they were giddy with an apprehension that he would break down in his flight . They dared not believe , that genius , learning , any intellectual endowment however uncommon , that was simply mortal , could sustain ...
... heavens themselves , they were giddy with an apprehension that he would break down in his flight . They dared not believe , that genius , learning , any intellectual endowment however uncommon , that was simply mortal , could sustain ...
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... heaven , may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered , discordant , belligerent ! on a land rent with civil feuds , or drenched , it may be , in fraternal blood ! Let ...
... heaven , may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered , discordant , belligerent ! on a land rent with civil feuds , or drenched , it may be , in fraternal blood ! Let ...
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... heavens , that other sen- timent , dear to every American heart , " LIBERTY AND UNION , NOW AND FOREVER , ONE AND INSEPARABLE ! " The speech was over , but the tones of the orator still lingered upon the ear , and the audience ...
... heavens , that other sen- timent , dear to every American heart , " LIBERTY AND UNION , NOW AND FOREVER , ONE AND INSEPARABLE ! " The speech was over , but the tones of the orator still lingered upon the ear , and the audience ...
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... heavens and under a tree which , in its summer foliage , was a conspicuous ornament of the spot . The majestic form reposed in the familiar garb of life , with more than the dignity of life in its most imposing moments . Suffering had ...
... heavens and under a tree which , in its summer foliage , was a conspicuous ornament of the spot . The majestic form reposed in the familiar garb of life , with more than the dignity of life in its most imposing moments . Suffering had ...
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... Heavens be rolled away as a scroll , and the elements melt with fervent heat , before such sentiments shall fail of the knowledge and respect of the American people . Webster's intellect resembled the glory of noontide sun - his ...
... Heavens be rolled away as a scroll , and the elements melt with fervent heat , before such sentiments shall fail of the knowledge and respect of the American people . Webster's intellect resembled the glory of noontide sun - his ...
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