The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... 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 riper years , to the affairs of legislation and diplomacy , preserving the peace ...
... 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 riper years , to the affairs of legislation and diplomacy , preserving the peace ...
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... remark , that the associations of the country were always uppermost in his bosom , when happily liberated from affairs of government and the state . He was always happy , if we may take the concurrent testimony of his oldest friends and ...
... remark , that the associations of the country were always uppermost in his bosom , when happily liberated from affairs of government and the state . He was always happy , if we may take the concurrent testimony of his oldest friends and ...
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... remarks . And while the clerk read the resolution , many attempted the impossibility of getting nearer the speaker . Every head was inclined closer towards him , every ear turned in the direction of his voice - and that deep , sudden ...
... remarks . And while the clerk read the resolution , many attempted the impossibility of getting nearer the speaker . Every head was inclined closer towards him , every ear turned in the direction of his voice - and that deep , sudden ...
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... remark , rebuked him in an emphatic manner for violation of official etiquette . Mr. Van Buren , who ousted and succeeded him , always remained silent , placid , imperturbable in his seat , however personal or severe the attack upon him ...
... remark , rebuked him in an emphatic manner for violation of official etiquette . Mr. Van Buren , who ousted and succeeded him , always remained silent , placid , imperturbable in his seat , however personal or severe the attack upon him ...
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... remarks ? To which Mr. Webster replied , with perfect good humor : " Assuredly not - just the reverse . " The variety of incident during the speech , and the rapid fluctu- ation of passions , kept the audience in continual expectation 21.
... remarks ? To which Mr. Webster replied , with perfect good humor : " Assuredly not - just the reverse . " The variety of incident during the speech , and the rapid fluctu- ation of passions , kept the audience in continual expectation 21.
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