The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... Congress , from Massachusetts ! ' ' What , rejoined the driver , grasping him warmly by the hand , are you Webster ! Thank God ! thank God ! You were such an ugly chap , that I took you for a highwayman . ' This is the substance of the ...
... Congress , from Massachusetts ! ' ' What , rejoined the driver , grasping him warmly by the hand , are you Webster ! Thank God ! thank God ! You were such an ugly chap , that I took you for a highwayman . ' This is the substance of the ...
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... congress , they were brought to act to- gether , in its deliberations , not indeed at the same time , but both at early periods . Each had already manifested his attachment to the cause of the country , as well as his ability to ...
... congress , they were brought to act to- gether , in its deliberations , not indeed at the same time , but both at early periods . Each had already manifested his attachment to the cause of the country , as well as his ability to ...
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... Congress , the first day of its meeting , September 5 , 1774 , in Phila- delphia . The proceedings of the first Congress are well known , and have been uni- versally admired . It is in vain that we would look for superior proofs of ...
... Congress , the first day of its meeting , September 5 , 1774 , in Phila- delphia . The proceedings of the first Congress are well known , and have been uni- versally admired . It is in vain that we would look for superior proofs of ...
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... Congress , as successor to PEYTON RANDOLPH , who had retired on account of ill health , and took his seat in that body on the 21st of the same month . And now , fellow citizens , without pursuing the biography of these illustri- ous men ...
... Congress , as successor to PEYTON RANDOLPH , who had retired on account of ill health , and took his seat in that body on the 21st of the same month . And now , fellow citizens , without pursuing the biography of these illustri- ous men ...
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... Congress while it was under discussion . But none of them altered the tone , the frame , the arrangement , or the general character of the instru- ment . As a composition , the declaration is Mr. Jefferson's . It is the pro- duction of ...
... Congress while it was under discussion . But none of them altered the tone , the frame , the arrangement , or the general character of the instru- ment . As a composition , the declaration is Mr. Jefferson's . It is the pro- duction of ...
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