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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... object to lead the thoughtful mind to a clear and careful attention to the extraordinary productions of the most original mind of the age ; and I believe this object will be accomplished . In the following work the reader is presented ...
... object to lead the thoughtful mind to a clear and careful attention to the extraordinary productions of the most original mind of the age ; and I believe this object will be accomplished . In the following work the reader is presented ...
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... object— he draws the elements of contempt from the thing itself . We do not behold the power of the master inflicting the blow , but we wonder at the weakness of the object , which flies into a thousand shattered particles beneath its ...
... object— he draws the elements of contempt from the thing itself . We do not behold the power of the master inflicting the blow , but we wonder at the weakness of the object , which flies into a thousand shattered particles beneath its ...
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... object is , by this edifice , to show our own deep sense of the value and importance of the achievements of our an- cestors ; and , by presenting this work of grati- tude to the eye , to keep alive similar sentiments , and to foster a ...
... object is , by this edifice , to show our own deep sense of the value and importance of the achievements of our an- cestors ; and , by presenting this work of grati- tude to the eye , to keep alive similar sentiments , and to foster a ...
Contents
Critical Essay | 13 |
The Progress of Civilization | 17 |
Religious Feeling | 30 |
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