The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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Page 27
... is one among the many New Hampshire anecdotes which Mr. Webster was in the habit of occasionally narrating to his friends . It is given in nearly the narrator's own words : " Soon after commencing the practice of my profession at 27.
... is one among the many New Hampshire anecdotes which Mr. Webster was in the habit of occasionally narrating to his friends . It is given in nearly the narrator's own words : " Soon after commencing the practice of my profession at 27.
Page 32
... given the deliberate testimony of his life to the truth of Christianity , as a miraculous revelation of God's will to man he desired , though dead , still to bear the same testimony from his grave to the same great truth . The monument on ...
... given the deliberate testimony of his life to the truth of Christianity , as a miraculous revelation of God's will to man he desired , though dead , still to bear the same testimony from his grave to the same great truth . The monument on ...
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... given some directions concerning a final disposition of his worldly affairs ; but he now desired that his will might be immediately drawn up in legal form , and the next day he dictated a considerable portion of it with great precision ...
... given some directions concerning a final disposition of his worldly affairs ; but he now desired that his will might be immediately drawn up in legal form , and the next day he dictated a considerable portion of it with great precision ...
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... given minute directions who should go ; -what horse and what vehicle he should use ; - and what road he should follow ; -where he should take a fresh relay ; and how he should execute his errand on reaching the city . He also desired ...
... given minute directions who should go ; -what horse and what vehicle he should use ; - and what road he should follow ; -where he should take a fresh relay ; and how he should execute his errand on reaching the city . He also desired ...
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... given such dignity and power to his character . - From the morning of Saturday , when he had announced to his attendant physician - what nobody , until that time , had intimated- that he " should die that night , " the whole strength of ...
... given such dignity and power to his character . - From the morning of Saturday , when he had announced to his attendant physician - what nobody , until that time , had intimated- that he " should die that night , " the whole strength of ...
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