Five-minute Declamations, Volume 1Walter K. Fobes Lee and Shepard, 1885 |
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... means whereof , coming from his tongue , all things seemed mended ; truth seemed more true ; probability more plausible ; great- ness more grand ; goodness more awful ; every affection more tender , than when coming from other tongues ...
... means whereof , coming from his tongue , all things seemed mended ; truth seemed more true ; probability more plausible ; great- ness more grand ; goodness more awful ; every affection more tender , than when coming from other tongues ...
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Walter K. Fobes. he hated a Yankee , himself an orator of no mean level . Hearing O'Connell , he exclaimed , " This is the man , these are the lips , the most eloquent that speak the English tongue in my day ! " I think he was right . I ...
Walter K. Fobes. he hated a Yankee , himself an orator of no mean level . Hearing O'Connell , he exclaimed , " This is the man , these are the lips , the most eloquent that speak the English tongue in my day ! " I think he was right . I ...
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... mean time the little band was collected , and men and women and children and baggage were crowded together in melancholy and distressed confusion . The sea was rough , and the women and children were already sick from their passage down ...
... mean time the little band was collected , and men and women and children and baggage were crowded together in melancholy and distressed confusion . The sea was rough , and the women and children were already sick from their passage down ...
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... means , surrounded by hos- tile tribes . Shut now the volume of history and tell me , on any principle of human probability what shall be the fate of this handful of adventurers ? Tell me , man of military science , in how many months ...
... means , surrounded by hos- tile tribes . Shut now the volume of history and tell me , on any principle of human probability what shall be the fate of this handful of adventurers ? Tell me , man of military science , in how many months ...
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... means of prosperity ; here , as he thought , and as every American still thinks , are deposited all our animating prospects , all our solid hopes for future greatness . He has taught us to maintain this Union , not by seeking to enlarge ...
... means of prosperity ; here , as he thought , and as every American still thinks , are deposited all our animating prospects , all our solid hopes for future greatness . He has taught us to maintain this Union , not by seeking to enlarge ...
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