The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... 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 could calculate him , like a planet . " 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 could calculate him , like a planet . " His ...
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... principles and teachings , and resolve to be more and more guided by them in future . Americans by birth are proud of his character , and exiles from foreign shores are eager to participate in admiration of him ; and it is true that he ...
... principles and teachings , and resolve to be more and more guided by them in future . Americans by birth are proud of his character , and exiles from foreign shores are eager to participate in admiration of him ; and it is true that he ...
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... principles , arguments and appeals , which comes directly home to the hearts and understandings of the great body of the people . They contain the results of a long life of mental labor , employed in the service of the country . They ...
... principles , arguments and appeals , which comes directly home to the hearts and understandings of the great body of the people . They contain the results of a long life of mental labor , employed in the service of the country . They ...
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... principles , not a man of expedi- ents ; that he never adopts 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 ...
... principles , not a man of expedi- ents ; that he never adopts 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 ...
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... principles it has cherished . The mind feels an unwonted elevation , and the heart is stirred with emotions of more than common depth , by their majesty and power . Some passages are so graphic and true that they seem gifted with a ...
... principles it has cherished . The mind feels an unwonted elevation , and the heart is stirred with emotions of more than common depth , by their majesty and power . Some passages are so graphic and true that they seem gifted with a ...
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