The Beauties of the Hon. Daniel Webster: Selected and Arranged, with a Critical Essay on His Genius and WritingsE. Walker, 1839 - 196 pages |
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... give succor in adversity , or grasped in the exultation of victory ; then look abroad into this lovely land , which your young valor defended , and mark the happiness with which it is filled ; yea , look abroad into the whole earth ...
... give succor in adversity , or grasped in the exultation of victory ; then look abroad into this lovely land , which your young valor defended , and mark the happiness with which it is filled ; yea , look abroad into the whole earth ...
Page 122
... give a con- struction to constitutional provisions , which may adhere to that instrument for ages , either for good or evil . I may , perhaps , overrate the im- portance of this occasion to the public welfare ; but I confess it does ...
... give a con- struction to constitutional provisions , which may adhere to that instrument for ages , either for good or evil . I may , perhaps , overrate the im- portance of this occasion to the public welfare ; but I confess it does ...
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... gives up these rights and duties , gives itself up . It is a representative body no longer . It has broken the tie ... give pain to the chief magis- trate personally . I have not sought to fix arrows in his breast ; but I believe him ...
... gives up these rights and duties , gives itself up . It is a representative body no longer . It has broken the tie ... give pain to the chief magis- trate personally . I have not sought to fix arrows in his breast ; but I believe him ...
Contents
Critical Essay | 13 |
The Progress of Civilization | 17 |
Religious Feeling | 30 |
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