Famous Orators of the World and Their Best OrationsJ. C. Winston Company, 1902 - 639 pages |
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... confidence on the part of the speaker . It has , therefore , been practiced for ages past , as well among savage and barbarous tribes as among civilized peoples , in evidence of which may be mentioned the striking examples of native ora ...
... confidence on the part of the speaker . It has , therefore , been practiced for ages past , as well among savage and barbarous tribes as among civilized peoples , in evidence of which may be mentioned the striking examples of native ora ...
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... confidence of it in the future . For my own part , I ask no greater blessing than to share with you the com- mon danger and common glory . If I have a wish dearer to my soul than that my ashes may be mingled with those of a Warren and ...
... confidence of it in the future . For my own part , I ask no greater blessing than to share with you the com- mon danger and common glory . If I have a wish dearer to my soul than that my ashes may be mingled with those of a Warren and ...
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... confidence and enterprise that will aug- ment its prosperity . The progress of wealth and improvement is wonder- ful , and , some will think , too rapid . The field for exertion is fruitful and vast , and , if peace and good government ...
... confidence and enterprise that will aug- ment its prosperity . The progress of wealth and improvement is wonder- ful , and , some will think , too rapid . The field for exertion is fruitful and vast , and , if peace and good government ...
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... confidence alike marked him as the man designed by Heaven to lead in the great political as well as military events which have distinguished the era of his life . The finger of an overruling Providence , pointing at Washington , was ...
... confidence alike marked him as the man designed by Heaven to lead in the great political as well as military events which have distinguished the era of his life . The finger of an overruling Providence , pointing at Washington , was ...
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... confidence in the man so long enthroned in their hearts . When before was affection like this exhibited on earth ? Turn over the records of ancient Greece ; review the annals of mighty Rome ; examine the volumes of modern Europe ; you ...
... confidence in the man so long enthroned in their hearts . When before was affection like this exhibited on earth ? Turn over the records of ancient Greece ; review the annals of mighty Rome ; examine the volumes of modern Europe ; you ...
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