The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... of his position . His feelings and his interest in the question made him forgetful of his duty . direction . When they heard his sentences of powerful thought 2 17 plished. Within a few brief months, the political ...
... of his position . His feelings and his interest in the question made him forgetful of his duty . direction . When they heard his sentences of powerful thought 2 17 plished. Within a few brief months, the political ...
Page 19
... feelings variously but always warmly excited , deepening in intensity as he proceeded . At first , while the orator was going through his exordium , they held their breath and hid their faces , mindful of the savage attack upon him and ...
... feelings variously but always warmly excited , deepening in intensity as he proceeded . At first , while the orator was going through his exordium , they held their breath and hid their faces , mindful of the savage attack upon him and ...
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... feeling elude pursuit . Every description , therefore , of the occasion , seems to the narrator himself most tame , spiritless , unjust . Much of the instantaneous effect of the speech arose , of course , from the orator's delivery ...
... feeling elude pursuit . Every description , therefore , of the occasion , seems to the narrator himself most tame , spiritless , unjust . Much of the instantaneous effect of the speech arose , of course , from the orator's delivery ...
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... feeling closely allied to awe . It was never more felt than on this occasion . It had entire mastery . The sex , which is said to love it best and abuse it most , seemed as much or more carried away that the sterner one . Many who had ...
... feeling closely allied to awe . It was never more felt than on this occasion . It had entire mastery . The sex , which is said to love it best and abuse it most , seemed as much or more carried away that the sterner one . Many who had ...
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... feeling was too overpowering , to allow expression by voice or hand . It was as if one was in a trance , all motion paralyzed . But the descending hammer of the Chair awoke them , with a start — and with one universal , long - drawn ...
... feeling was too overpowering , to allow expression by voice or hand . It was as if one was in a trance , all motion paralyzed . But the descending hammer of the Chair awoke them , with a start — and with one universal , long - drawn ...
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