The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... Resolutions . ' Next to the Constitution itself , this speech is esteemed to be the most correct and ample definition of the true powers and functions of the Fed- eral government . " Mr. Webster continued in the Senate of the United ...
... Resolutions . ' Next to the Constitution itself , this speech is esteemed to be the most correct and ample definition of the true powers and functions of the Fed- eral government . " Mr. Webster continued in the Senate of the United ...
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... Resolution . There was never before in the city , an occasion of so much excitement . To witness this great intellectual contest , multitudes of strangers had for two or three days previous been rushing into the city , and the hotels ...
... Resolution . There was never before in the city , an occasion of so much excitement . To witness this great intellectual contest , multitudes of strangers had for two or three days previous been rushing into the city , and the hotels ...
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... resolution . Mr. Webster rose and addressed the Senate . His exordium is known by heart , everywhere : " Mr. President , when the mariner has been tossed , for many days , in thick weather , and on an unknown sea , he naturally avails ...
... resolution . Mr. Webster rose and addressed the Senate . His exordium is known by heart , everywhere : " Mr. President , when the mariner has been tossed , for many days , in thick weather , and on an unknown sea , he naturally avails ...
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... 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 , mysterious silence followed , which ...
... 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 , mysterious silence followed , which ...
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... 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 is , this day , here ...
... 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 is , this day , here ...
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