Famous Orators of the World and Their Best OrationsJ. C. Winston Company, 1902 - 639 pages |
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... become pitifully evident , while the true merit of the really great effort grows doubly apparent . No longer taken captive by the speaker's manner and the external aids to eloquence , the reader can calmly measure and weigh his words ...
... become pitifully evident , while the true merit of the really great effort grows doubly apparent . No longer taken captive by the speaker's manner and the external aids to eloquence , the reader can calmly measure and weigh his words ...
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... becomes hollow and empty in the cabinet , and the merit of no oration can be justly decided upon until it has been put to the test of the reader's mind . While , therefore , the idea is widely entertained that an oration must be heard ...
... becomes hollow and empty in the cabinet , and the merit of no oration can be justly decided upon until it has been put to the test of the reader's mind . While , therefore , the idea is widely entertained that an oration must be heard ...
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... become so common that the duties on imports yielded little to the crown . The new king issued orders that gave the revenue officers 24 JAMES OTIS power to compel sheriffs and constables to 23 James Otis The Writs of Assistance.
... become so common that the duties on imports yielded little to the crown . The new king issued orders that gave the revenue officers 24 JAMES OTIS power to compel sheriffs and constables to 23 James Otis The Writs of Assistance.
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... become more worthless than the paper on which it was printed . During the years after the war the government had been carried on almost without money . It was obliged to beg the states for every penny it needed , and it often begged in ...
... become more worthless than the paper on which it was printed . During the years after the war the government had been carried on almost without money . It was obliged to beg the states for every penny it needed , and it often begged in ...
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... become a safe and permanent one . It is proper that we should examine this matter . We contend that the radical vice in the old Confederation is , that the laws of the Union apply only to States in their corporate capacity . Has not ...
... become a safe and permanent one . It is proper that we should examine this matter . We contend that the radical vice in the old Confederation is , that the laws of the Union apply only to States in their corporate capacity . Has not ...
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