The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... authorities , though considered as the products of the most capacious understanding in the country , few seem inclined to consider the high rank they hold in our literature , or their claim to be placed among the greatest works which ...
... authorities , though considered as the products of the most capacious understanding in the country , few seem inclined to consider the high rank they hold in our literature , or their claim to be placed among the greatest works which ...
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... authority , whatever of true honor and glory they possess . In an age of great men , he who by superior genius rises above or stands in advance of his age , has far higher claims to greatness than he who stands alone , like a solitary ...
... authority , whatever of true honor and glory they possess . In an age of great men , he who by superior genius rises above or stands in advance of his age , has far higher claims to greatness than he who stands alone , like a solitary ...
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... authority of the municipal government , with the presence of the chief magistrate of the Commonwealth , and others its official representa- tives , the university , and the learned societies , to bear our part , in those mani ...
... authority of the municipal government , with the presence of the chief magistrate of the Commonwealth , and others its official representa- tives , the university , and the learned societies , to bear our part , in those mani ...
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... authority of the State , in 1776 , he received an offer of the high and responsible station of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court . But he was destined for another and a different career . From early life the bent of his mind was toward ...
... authority of the State , in 1776 , he received an offer of the high and responsible station of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court . But he was destined for another and a different career . From early life the bent of his mind was toward ...
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... authority , that they themselves have deputed , and to constitute other and better agents , at- torneys and trustees . ” The citizens of this town conferred on Mr. Adams his first political dis- tinction , and clothed him with his first ...
... authority , that they themselves have deputed , and to constitute other and better agents , at- torneys and trustees . ” The citizens of this town conferred on Mr. Adams his first political dis- tinction , and clothed him with his first ...
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