Famous Orators of the World and Their Best Orations: Containing the Lives of the Greatest Orators and Their Best Orations from Earliest Times to Present Day, with an Account of Place and Time of Delivery of Each Oration and Explanatory Notes on Obscure Passages : Arranged in Eighteen Great Epochs Or Books |
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But many of these lack interest to the general reader . In making selections from
the store at cơmmand the subject as well as the manner needs to be carefully
considered , matters of local or temporary character losing their force and
potency ...
But many of these lack interest to the general reader . In making selections from
the store at cơmmand the subject as well as the manner needs to be carefully
considered , matters of local or temporary character losing their force and
potency ...
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It is of interest alike for its eulogy of Lincoln , and its views on the effect of
emancipation and the reunion of the country . ] I knew Mr. Lincoln well . We met in
the House in December , 1847 . We were together during the Thirtieth Congress .
It is of interest alike for its eulogy of Lincoln , and its views on the effect of
emancipation and the reunion of the country . ] I knew Mr. Lincoln well . We met in
the House in December , 1847 . We were together during the Thirtieth Congress .
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... and to exchange greetings with those whose deepening interest had followed
every step of his onward progress , from the day that he entered upon his college
course until he had obtained the loftiest elevation in the gift of his countrymen .
... and to exchange greetings with those whose deepening interest had followed
every step of his onward progress , from the day that he entered upon his college
course until he had obtained the loftiest elevation in the gift of his countrymen .
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There have been active party controversies , on such perennial subjects of public
interest as the tariff , the greenback currency , free silver , the Philippine question
, and other topics on which opinion differed ; but none of these have a threat of ...
There have been active party controversies , on such perennial subjects of public
interest as the tariff , the greenback currency , free silver , the Philippine question
, and other topics on which opinion differed ; but none of these have a threat of ...
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In the presence of this great theme all petty interests should stand rebuked . We
are not dealing with the concerns of a city , a province or a state , but with the
future of our race in all time to come . 1 NICHOLAS FLOOD DAVIN ( 1843-1901 )
...
In the presence of this great theme all petty interests should stand rebuked . We
are not dealing with the concerns of a city , a province or a state , but with the
future of our race in all time to come . 1 NICHOLAS FLOOD DAVIN ( 1843-1901 )
...
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| Title | Famous Orators of the World and Their Best Orations: Containing the Lives of the Greatest Orators and Their Best Orations from Earliest Times to Present Day, with an Account of Place and Time of Delivery of Each Oration and Explanatory Notes on Obscure Passages : Arranged in Eighteen Great ... |
| Author | Charles Morris |
| Published | 1902 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 30 Sep 2014 |
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