Modern Eloquence, Volume 12Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1903 |
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Page 432
... pass- ing the group as he stepped into the circle that always sur- rounds these noisy but sincere enthusiasts . He took off his hat , and in a very low , perfectly natural and very sweet voice , speaking exactly as though he were having ...
... pass- ing the group as he stepped into the circle that always sur- rounds these noisy but sincere enthusiasts . He took off his hat , and in a very low , perfectly natural and very sweet voice , speaking exactly as though he were having ...
Page 449
... people as a mass and the English Government . I think the heart of her people beats responsive to ours - but I know her government and aristocracy hate us with a hate which pass- 29 CHARACTER AND RESULTS OF THE WAR 449.
... people as a mass and the English Government . I think the heart of her people beats responsive to ours - but I know her government and aristocracy hate us with a hate which pass- 29 CHARACTER AND RESULTS OF THE WAR 449.
Page 450
... pass- eth all understanding . I say , let us see if we have given any cause for this . I know , I think , what the cause is ; but let us see what we have done . You remember that when the famine overtook the Irish in 1847 , the ...
... pass- eth all understanding . I say , let us see if we have given any cause for this . I know , I think , what the cause is ; but let us see what we have done . You remember that when the famine overtook the Irish in 1847 , the ...
Page 469
... pass acts , which , in effect , abrogated the provision of the Constitution that provides for the delivering up of fugitive slaves . Not long after , petitions followed to abolish slavery in forts , magazines , and dockyards , and all ...
... pass acts , which , in effect , abrogated the provision of the Constitution that provides for the delivering up of fugitive slaves . Not long after , petitions followed to abolish slavery in forts , magazines , and dockyards , and all ...
Page 475
... pass by , without remark , the plan proposed by the senator , and proceed directly to the consideration of that of the administration . I , however , assure the distin- guished and able senator that , in taking this course , no dis ...
... pass by , without remark , the plan proposed by the senator , and proceed directly to the consideration of that of the administration . I , however , assure the distin- guished and able senator that , in taking this course , no dis ...
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