The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... peace of 1815 , his most distinguished public labors began ; " and thenceforward , ” remarks one of his ablest contemporaries , " he devoted himself , the ardor of his youth , the energies of his manhood , and the autumnal wisdom of his ...
... peace of 1815 , his most distinguished public labors began ; " and thenceforward , ” remarks one of his ablest contemporaries , " he devoted himself , the ardor of his youth , the energies of his manhood , and the autumnal wisdom of his ...
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... Peace on earth , and good will towards men ; " - after which , clasping his hands together , as at first , he added , with great emphasis , - " That is the happiness - the essence - Good will towards men . " Much exhausted with the ...
... Peace on earth , and good will towards men ; " - after which , clasping his hands together , as at first , he added , with great emphasis , - " That is the happiness - the essence - Good will towards men . " Much exhausted with the ...
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... of those solemn occasions , or who gathered around that peaceful , seagirt grave , and will be transmitted by them to their children , as the warning traditions of a great national sorrow . · THE FUNERAL . FRIDAY , October , 29 , was 39.
... of those solemn occasions , or who gathered around that peaceful , seagirt grave , and will be transmitted by them to their children , as the warning traditions of a great national sorrow . · THE FUNERAL . FRIDAY , October , 29 , was 39.
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... peace . For more than three hours a constant stream of men and women , of all ages , passed on both sides , pausing for a moment to look upon that loved and honored form . Parents held their children by the hand , bade them contemplate ...
... peace . For more than three hours a constant stream of men and women , of all ages , passed on both sides , pausing for a moment to look upon that loved and honored form . Parents held their children by the hand , bade them contemplate ...
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... PEACE , BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH EVERMORE . " I catch the solemn song , I echo that lofty strain of funeral triumph , ' THEIR NAME LIVETH EVERMORE . ' 66 In that noble burst of eloquence , in the speech on the Greek Revolution , in which ...
... PEACE , BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH EVERMORE . " I catch the solemn song , I echo that lofty strain of funeral triumph , ' THEIR NAME LIVETH EVERMORE . ' 66 In that noble burst of eloquence , in the speech on the Greek Revolution , in which ...
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