The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... never shrunk from the declaration of his principles , nor from the full discharge of all his responsibilities . He never failed his country in the hour of her need . " He was independent , self - poised , steadfast , unmovable . You ...
... never shrunk from the declaration of his principles , nor from the full discharge of all his responsibilities . He never failed his country in the hour of her need . " He was independent , self - poised , steadfast , unmovable . You ...
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... never deserted him , he was nevertheless in heart and manner , as simple and unostentatious as a child . The kindliness and tenderness of his heart were seen and felt by all who came within the charmed circle of his intimacy . He was ...
... never deserted him , he was nevertheless in heart and manner , as simple and unostentatious as a child . The kindliness and tenderness of his heart were seen and felt by all who came within the charmed circle of his intimacy . He was ...
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... never false to him . He was a friendly man : all along the shore there were plain men that loved him - whom he also ... never mowed it . Somehow , I could never learn to hang a scythe ! I had not wit enough . My brother Joe used to ...
... never false to him . He was a friendly man : all along the shore there were plain men that loved him - whom he also ... never mowed it . Somehow , I could never learn to hang a scythe ! I had not wit enough . My brother Joe used to ...
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... never had . If I had had his early education , I should have been in Philadel- phia in his place . I came near it , as it was ; but I missed it , and now I must work here . ' ' My dear father , ' said I , ' you shall not work ; my ...
... never had . If I had had his early education , I should have been in Philadel- phia in his place . I came near it , as it was ; but I missed it , and now I must work here . ' ' My dear father , ' said I , ' you shall not work ; my ...
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... never before in the city , an occasion of so much excitement . To witness this great intellectual contest , multitudes of strangers had for two or three days previous been rushing into the city , and the hotels overflowed . As early as ...
... never before in the city , an occasion of so much excitement . To witness this great intellectual contest , multitudes of strangers had for two or three days previous been rushing into the city , and the hotels overflowed . As early as ...
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