Modern Eloquence, Volume 9Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 833
... honor the superior man , because the su- perior man makes it worth while to belong to the race by giving life a dignity and splendor which constitute a com- mon capital for all who live . The respect paid to men like Washington and ...
... honor the superior man , because the su- perior man makes it worth while to belong to the race by giving life a dignity and splendor which constitute a com- mon capital for all who live . The respect paid to men like Washington and ...
Page 836
... honor which you have conferred on me . You well know that it was wholly unsolicited ; and I can assure you that it was wholly unexpected . I may add that , if I had been invited to become a candidate for your suf- frages , I should ...
... honor which you have conferred on me . You well know that it was wholly unsolicited ; and I can assure you that it was wholly unexpected . I may add that , if I had been invited to become a candidate for your suf- frages , I should ...
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... honor some of my young friends who now hear me ; and he will , I also hope , be able to add that their talents and learning were not wasted on selfish or ignoble objects , but were employed to promote the physical and moral good of ...
... honor some of my young friends who now hear me ; and he will , I also hope , be able to add that their talents and learning were not wasted on selfish or ignoble objects , but were employed to promote the physical and moral good of ...
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... honor which the people did crown . not bestow . An interesting fact - and one which I love to recall - is that the only time Washington formally addressed the Constitutional Convention during all its sessions over which he presided in ...
... honor which the people did crown . not bestow . An interesting fact - and one which I love to recall - is that the only time Washington formally addressed the Constitutional Convention during all its sessions over which he presided in ...
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... honored . Not any man was able to stand before him . Liberty was enthroned , the Union was saved and the flag which he ... honor and memory . And similar love of country will inspire your remotest descendants to do homage to their valor ...
... honored . Not any man was able to stand before him . Liberty was enthroned , the Union was saved and the flag which he ... honor and memory . And similar love of country will inspire your remotest descendants to do homage to their valor ...
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