The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... Revolution ? There was scarcely a dry eye in the Senate ; all hearts were overcome ; grave judges and men grown old in dignified life turned aside their heads , to conceal the evidences of their emotion . * In one corner of the gallery ...
... Revolution ? There was scarcely a dry eye in the Senate ; all hearts were overcome ; grave judges and men grown old in dignified life turned aside their heads , to conceal the evidences of their emotion . * In one corner of the gallery ...
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... Revolution . His whole life since that period has been passed in the country of his birth , and his fame and honors are all closely connected with • American feelings and institutions . His works all refer to the history , the policy ...
... Revolution . His whole life since that period has been passed in the country of his birth , and his fame and honors are all closely connected with • American feelings and institutions . His works all refer to the history , the policy ...
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... Revolution , in which he asserts the power of the moral sense of the world , in checking the dominion of brute force , and rendering insecure the spoils of successful oppression , we have a strong instance of his reliance on the triumph ...
... Revolution , in which he asserts the power of the moral sense of the world , in checking the dominion of brute force , and rendering insecure the spoils of successful oppression , we have a strong instance of his reliance on the triumph ...
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... Revolution on a strict question of principle . " It was against the recital of an act of parliament , rather than against any suffer- ing under its enactments , that they took up arms . They went to war against a pream- ble ! They ...
... Revolution on a strict question of principle . " It was against the recital of an act of parliament , rather than against any suffer- ing under its enactments , that they took up arms . They went to war against a pream- ble ! They ...
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... Revolution , to vindicate International Law , to develop the resources of the country , and transmit the blessings of good government to all who should thereafter walk on American soil . It is right that mourning should shroud the land ...
... Revolution , to vindicate International Law , to develop the resources of the country , and transmit the blessings of good government to all who should thereafter walk on American soil . It is right that mourning should shroud the land ...
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