The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... mean for scorn itself — and the sharp , stinging enunciation made the words still more withering . The audience seemed relieved , -so crushing was the expression of his face which they held on to , as ' twere , spell - bound , -when he ...
... mean for scorn itself — and the sharp , stinging enunciation made the words still more withering . The audience seemed relieved , -so crushing was the expression of his face which they held on to , as ' twere , spell - bound , -when he ...
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... of New England , as a pioneer in the western forests , he would have been a Warwick , a Standish , or a Boon . His childhood was passed in a small country village , where -- the means of education were scanty , and at a 51.
... of New England , as a pioneer in the western forests , he would have been a Warwick , a Standish , or a Boon . His childhood was passed in a small country village , where -- the means of education were scanty , and at a 51.
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Daniel Webster. the means of education were scanty , and at a period when the country was rent with civil dissensions . A large majority of those who are called educated men have been surrounded by all the implements and processes of ...
Daniel Webster. the means of education were scanty , and at a period when the country was rent with civil dissensions . A large majority of those who are called educated men have been surrounded by all the implements and processes of ...
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... mean . Daniel Webster's character was the arbiter of his high career . Such a character will be great without honor . Offices and emolu- ments do not , cannot give greatness . They can only sanction and recognize the existence of that ...
... mean . Daniel Webster's character was the arbiter of his high career . Such a character will be great without honor . Offices and emolu- ments do not , cannot give greatness . They can only sanction and recognize the existence of that ...
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... means , to expose the insi- dious designs of arbitrary power , to resist its approaches , and to be persuaded that ... mean of the character and conduct of their rulers . Rulers are no more than attorneys , agents , and trustees of the ...
... means , to expose the insi- dious designs of arbitrary power , to resist its approaches , and to be persuaded that ... mean of the character and conduct of their rulers . Rulers are no more than attorneys , agents , and trustees of the ...
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