Five-minute Declamations, Volume 1Walter K. Fobes Lee and Shepard, 1885 |
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Page 27
... fields of Bunker Hill , Monmouth , or Camden , as if they were ordinary spots on the earth's surface . Whoever visits them feels the sentiment of love of country kindling anew , as if the spirit that belonged to the transactions which ...
... fields of Bunker Hill , Monmouth , or Camden , as if they were ordinary spots on the earth's surface . Whoever visits them feels the sentiment of love of country kindling anew , as if the spirit that belonged to the transactions which ...
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... nothing mor than average natural good sense . On the field of battle his powers pale before the splendid strategy of Napoleon Bonaparte . THE EXAMPLE OF WASHINGTON . 35 Yet , notwithstanding all 34 FIVE - MINUTE DECLAMATIONS .
... nothing mor than average natural good sense . On the field of battle his powers pale before the splendid strategy of Napoleon Bonaparte . THE EXAMPLE OF WASHINGTON . 35 Yet , notwithstanding all 34 FIVE - MINUTE DECLAMATIONS .
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... have stood so long and stood so safely , we now proclaim independence , and carry on the war for that object , while these cities burn , these pleasant fields whiten and bleach with the bones of their owners , and these streams run.
... have stood so long and stood so safely , we now proclaim independence , and carry on the war for that object , while these cities burn , these pleasant fields whiten and bleach with the bones of their owners , and these streams run.
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... field of Bunker Hill , and in the streets of Lexington and Concord , and the very walls will cry out in its support . - - Sir , I know the uncertainty of human affairs , but , I see , I see clearly , through this day's business . You ...
... field of Bunker Hill , and in the streets of Lexington and Concord , and the very walls will cry out in its support . - - Sir , I know the uncertainty of human affairs , but , I see , I see clearly , through this day's business . You ...
Page 45
... fields that they sowed and reaped , we come to tell their story , to try ourselves by their lofty standard , to know if we are their worthy children ; and , standing reverently where they stood and fought and died , to swear before God ...
... fields that they sowed and reaped , we come to tell their story , to try ourselves by their lofty standard , to know if we are their worthy children ; and , standing reverently where they stood and fought and died , to swear before God ...
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