The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... thoughts reflected as from a mirror . The varying countenance , the suffused eye , the earnest smile , and ever - attentive look assured him of his audience's entire sympathy . If among his hearers there were those who affected at first ...
... thoughts reflected as from a mirror . The varying countenance , the suffused eye , the earnest smile , and ever - attentive look assured him of his audience's entire sympathy . If among his hearers there were those who affected at first ...
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... thought to shield themselves , by concealing their own hand , and laying the imputation of the crime on a low and hireling agency in wicked- ness ; who had vainly attempted to stifle the workings of their own coward consciences , by ...
... thought to shield themselves , by concealing their own hand , and laying the imputation of the crime on a low and hireling agency in wicked- ness ; who had vainly attempted to stifle the workings of their own coward consciences , by ...
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... etiquette of his position . His feelings and his interest in the question made him forgetful of his duty . direction . When they heard his sentences of powerful thought 2 17 plished. Within a few brief months, the political ...
... etiquette of his position . His feelings and his interest in the question made him forgetful of his duty . direction . When they heard his sentences of powerful thought 2 17 plished. Within a few brief months, the political ...
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... thought ) uncalled for question or 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 ...
... thought ) uncalled for question or 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 ...
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... . Washington said that the New England troops came better clothed into the field , were as orderly there , and fought as well , if not better , than any troops on the continent . Though language were as subtile and flexible as thought , 19.
... . Washington said that the New England troops came better clothed into the field , were as orderly there , and fought as well , if not better , than any troops on the continent . Though language were as subtile and flexible as thought , 19.
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