The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
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Page 126
... and the gifted . Young gentlemen , animated , ambitious , and confident ; you who have not yet been exposed to the sorrows and the vices of * Byron . society ; you have done well to raise a monument 126 ORATIONS AND DISCOURSES .
... and the gifted . Young gentlemen , animated , ambitious , and confident ; you who have not yet been exposed to the sorrows and the vices of * Byron . society ; you have done well to raise a monument 126 ORATIONS AND DISCOURSES .
Page 175
... gentlemen , in whatever direction your efforts may be made , you will encounter difficulties and discouragements . You will be opposed by that contented spirit which regards every improvement as innovation , and which perpetually ...
... gentlemen , in whatever direction your efforts may be made , you will encounter difficulties and discouragements . You will be opposed by that contented spirit which regards every improvement as innovation , and which perpetually ...
Page 176
... GENTLEMEN : A SCHOOLMASTER from Middlebury taught me to read the glow- ing praises and simple maxims of Roman agriculture recorded in the pages of Virgil . Natives of Rutland and Bennington were among my youthful companions and early ...
... GENTLEMEN : A SCHOOLMASTER from Middlebury taught me to read the glow- ing praises and simple maxims of Roman agriculture recorded in the pages of Virgil . Natives of Rutland and Bennington were among my youthful companions and early ...
Page 186
... Gentlemen , I like not that it should be so . Our nation is rolling forward in a high career , exposed to shocks and dangers . It needs the utmost wisdom and virtue to guide it safely ; it needs the steady and enlightened direction ...
... Gentlemen , I like not that it should be so . Our nation is rolling forward in a high career , exposed to shocks and dangers . It needs the utmost wisdom and virtue to guide it safely ; it needs the steady and enlightened direction ...
Page 206
... gentlemen , for this compli- ment . While the toast * acquires much piquancy from its curious combination of technical terms , it is not difficult to discover that its sentiment is both sincere and generous . I am happy in the op ...
... gentlemen , for this compli- ment . While the toast * acquires much piquancy from its curious combination of technical terms , it is not difficult to discover that its sentiment is both sincere and generous . I am happy in the op ...
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