The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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Page 21
... object of general disgust and scorn . On the contrary , the contact , if he choose to touch it , is more likely to drag him down , down to the place where it lies itself . " He looked , as he spoke these words , as if the thing he ...
... object of general disgust and scorn . On the contrary , the contact , if he choose to touch it , is more likely to drag him down , down to the place where it lies itself . " He looked , as he spoke these words , as if the thing he ...
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... object of attraction . But on this occasion , the room in which he received his company was deserted , as soon as courtesy to the President permitted . Mr. Webster , it was whispered , was in the East Room , and thither the whole mass ...
... object of attraction . But on this occasion , the room in which he received his company was deserted , as soon as courtesy to the President permitted . Mr. Webster , it was whispered , was in the East Room , and thither the whole mass ...
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... object of love and regard than on any day since his birth . And while the world , too prone to worship mere intellect , laments that the orator and statesman is no more , we enter upon more sacred ground , and dwell upon the example and ...
... object of love and regard than on any day since his birth . And while the world , too prone to worship mere intellect , laments that the orator and statesman is no more , we enter upon more sacred ground , and dwell upon the example and ...
Page 52
... object , and strained to their utmost . We have referred to Webster's productions as being eminently national . Every one familiar with them will bear out the state- ment . In fact , the most hurried glance at his life would prove ...
... object , and strained to their utmost . We have referred to Webster's productions as being eminently national . Every one familiar with them will bear out the state- ment . In fact , the most hurried glance at his life would prove ...
Page 53
... objects from an American point of view . His patriotism . has become part of his being . Deny him that , and you deny the authorship of his works . It has prompted the most majestic flights of his eloquence . It has given intensity to ...
... objects from an American point of view . His patriotism . has become part of his being . Deny him that , and you deny the authorship of his works . It has prompted the most majestic flights of his eloquence . It has given intensity to ...
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