The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... opinions , and left the traces of his hand . By some felicity of his personal life , by some deep or beautiful word , by some service of his own , or some commemoration of the services of others , the PAST gives us back his name , and ...
... opinions , and left the traces of his hand . By some felicity of his personal life , by some deep or beautiful word , by some service of his own , or some commemoration of the services of others , the PAST gives us back his name , and ...
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... opinion upon a much - agitated subject , regarded him with no partial eye , ) " he loved out - door and manly sports - boating , fishing , fowling . He was fond of nature , loving New Hampshire's mountain scenery . He had started small ...
... opinion upon a much - agitated subject , regarded him with no partial eye , ) " he loved out - door and manly sports - boating , fishing , fowling . He was fond of nature , loving New Hampshire's mountain scenery . He had started small ...
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... opinions on this subject ? " To this , Mr. Webster replied immediately , and good - naturedly : " From nothing ever said to me , sir , have I had reason to know of any change in the opin- ions of the person filling the chair of the ...
... opinions on this subject ? " To this , Mr. Webster replied immediately , and good - naturedly : " From nothing ever said to me , sir , have I had reason to know of any change in the opin- ions of the person filling the chair of the ...
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... opinions without subjecting them to stern tests ; and that he recedes from them only at the bidding of reason and experience . He never seems to be playing a part , but always acting a life . The impression of power we obtain from ...
... opinions without subjecting them to stern tests ; and that he recedes from them only at the bidding of reason and experience . He never seems to be playing a part , but always acting a life . The impression of power we obtain from ...
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... might . " This public opinion of the civilized world , " he says , " may be silenced by mili- tary power , but it cannot be conquered . It is elastic , irrepressible , and invulnerable · to the weapons of ordinary power . It follows 54.
... might . " This public opinion of the civilized world , " he says , " may be silenced by mili- tary power , but it cannot be conquered . It is elastic , irrepressible , and invulnerable · to the weapons of ordinary power . It follows 54.
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