The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... with a white cravat , a costume , than which none is more becoming to his face and expression . This courtly particularity of dress adds no little to the influence of his manner and appearance . No one ever looked the orator , as he did- ...
... with a white cravat , a costume , than which none is more becoming to his face and expression . This courtly particularity of dress adds no little to the influence of his manner and appearance . No one ever looked the orator , as he did- ...
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... influence of the spell upon them . Hands that in the excitement of the moment had sought each other , still remained closed in an unconscious grasp . Eye still turned to eye , to receive and repay mutual sympathy ; —and everywhere ...
... influence of the spell upon them . Hands that in the excitement of the moment had sought each other , still remained closed in an unconscious grasp . Eye still turned to eye , to receive and repay mutual sympathy ; —and everywhere ...
Page 53
... influences to which his youth and early manhood were subjected , so well calculated to inspire a love for the very soil of his nativity , and to mould his mind into accordance with what is best and noblest in the spirit of our ...
... influences to which his youth and early manhood were subjected , so well calculated to inspire a love for the very soil of his nativity , and to mould his mind into accordance with what is best and noblest in the spirit of our ...
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... influences coming from the woods and fields , from the fireside of the farmer , -from the intercourse of social life . The secret of his style is not to be found in Kames or Blair , but in his own mental and moral constitution . There ...
... influences coming from the woods and fields , from the fireside of the farmer , -from the intercourse of social life . The secret of his style is not to be found in Kames or Blair , but in his own mental and moral constitution . There ...
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... influences of our society ; and who has acquired high station by no sinuous path , by no sacrifice of manliness , principle , or individu- ality , but by a straight - forward force of character and vigor of intellect . A fame such as he ...
... influences of our society ; and who has acquired high station by no sinuous path , by no sacrifice of manliness , principle , or individu- ality , but by a straight - forward force of character and vigor of intellect . A fame such as he ...
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