Modern Eloquence, Volume 12Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1903 |
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Page 428
... gentleman who heard that speech told me that , notwithstanding the pandemonium that reigned around him , Beecher did not shout , or speak at the top of his voice , a single time during that terrible four hours . It vi INTRODUCTION.
... gentleman who heard that speech told me that , notwithstanding the pandemonium that reigned around him , Beecher did not shout , or speak at the top of his voice , a single time during that terrible four hours . It vi INTRODUCTION.
Page 450
... gentlemen give to their friends , and his present admirers at Richmond gave him such a reception as Southern gentlemen give to their friends . What further has been done by us ? No , I have no right to claim any portion of it . What has ...
... gentlemen give to their friends , and his present admirers at Richmond gave him such a reception as Southern gentlemen give to their friends . What further has been done by us ? No , I have no right to claim any portion of it . What has ...
Page 453
... gentlemen , to suggest a remedy for that at the same time . I would suggest that the exportation of gold be pro- hibited , and then there would be nothing to forward to meet the bills of exchange and pay for the goods we have bought ...
... gentlemen , to suggest a remedy for that at the same time . I would suggest that the exportation of gold be pro- hibited , and then there would be nothing to forward to meet the bills of exchange and pay for the goods we have bought ...
Page 491
... gentlemen who are op- posed to me that , as strong as may be the love of power on their side , the love of liberty is still stronger on ours . History furnishes many instances of similar struggles , where the love of liberty has ...
... gentlemen who are op- posed to me that , as strong as may be the love of power on their side , the love of liberty is still stronger on ours . History furnishes many instances of similar struggles , where the love of liberty has ...
Page 492
... gentlemen with whom he acts on this occasion , yet , in sup- porting this bill , he obliterates every vestige of distinction between him and them , saving only that , professing the principles of '98 , his example will be more ...
... gentlemen with whom he acts on this occasion , yet , in sup- porting this bill , he obliterates every vestige of distinction between him and them , saving only that , professing the principles of '98 , his example will be more ...
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