The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... friends and of himself , when he could escape from the worrying cares and anxieties of professional or of public life , to the retired and homely pursuits of his Marshfield farm . The most genial humor pervaded all he did and said ...
... friends and of himself , when he could escape from the worrying cares and anxieties of professional or of public life , to the retired and homely pursuits of his Marshfield farm . The most genial humor pervaded all he did and said ...
Page 8
... friends , in which he described the struggles of his early life in the country ; in which humor sometimes vies with pathos , until you both laugh and weep at the felicity of the combination . What , for example , could be more simple ...
... friends , in which he described the struggles of his early life in the country ; in which humor sometimes vies with pathos , until you both laugh and weep at the felicity of the combination . What , for example , could be more simple ...
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... friend and supporter . He talked a while in the field , and went on his way . When he was gone , my father called me to him , and we sat down beneath the elm , on a hay - cock . He said , ' My son , that is a worthy man , he is a member ...
... friend and supporter . He talked a while in the field , and went on his way . When he was gone , my father called me to him , and we sat down beneath the elm , on a hay - cock . He said , ' My son , that is a worthy man , he is a member ...
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... friend said to him : " Mr. WEBSTER , that will be a difficult speech to answer . " 66 We shall see , " said Mr. WEBSTER , taking off his hat , and passing his hand over his great broad forehead . " We - shall - see - sir , to- morrow ...
... friend said to him : " Mr. WEBSTER , that will be a difficult speech to answer . " 66 We shall see , " said Mr. WEBSTER , taking off his hat , and passing his hand over his great broad forehead . " We - shall - see - sir , to- morrow ...
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... friends , but the enemies of the murdered Banquo , at whose bidding his spirit would not down . The honorable gentleman is fresh in his reading of the English classics , and can put me right if I am wrong ; but , according to my poor ...
... friends , but the enemies of the murdered Banquo , at whose bidding his spirit would not down . The honorable gentleman is fresh in his reading of the English classics , and can put me right if I am wrong ; but , according to my poor ...
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