The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... force of his own mind . His public life comprised a period of nearly thirty - three years , during which he never shrunk from the declaration of his principles , nor from the full discharge of all his responsibilities . He never failed ...
... force of his own mind . His public life comprised a period of nearly thirty - three years , during which he never shrunk from the declaration of his principles , nor from the full discharge of all his responsibilities . He never failed ...
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... force to his language . As he stood swaying his right arm , like a huge tilt - hammer , up and down , his swarthy countenance lighted up with excitement , he appeared amid the smoke , the fire , the thunder of his eloquence , like ...
... force to his language . As he stood swaying his right arm , like a huge tilt - hammer , up and down , his swarthy countenance lighted up with excitement , he appeared amid the smoke , the fire , the thunder of his eloquence , like ...
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... force might be felt by those who are called to minister in divine things . Said Mr. Webster , " When I attend upon the preaching of the Gospel , I wish to have it made a personal matter , A PERSONAL matter , A PERSONAL MATTER . " It is ...
... force might be felt by those who are called to minister in divine things . Said Mr. Webster , " When I attend upon the preaching of the Gospel , I wish to have it made a personal matter , A PERSONAL matter , A PERSONAL MATTER . " It is ...
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... force , and rendering insecure the spoils of successful oppression , we have a strong instance of his reliance on the triumph of right over might . " This public opinion of the civilized world , " he says , " may be silenced by mili ...
... force , and rendering insecure the spoils of successful oppression , we have a strong instance of his reliance on the triumph of right over might . " This public opinion of the civilized world , " he says , " may be silenced by mili ...
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... force of many strokes of sarcasm , in this celebrated production , the rare felicity of their expression , the energy and compression of the wit , and the skill with which all are made subsidiary to the general purpose of the orator ...
... force of many strokes of sarcasm , in this celebrated production , the rare felicity of their expression , the energy and compression of the wit , and the skill with which all are made subsidiary to the general purpose of the orator ...
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