The United States Speaker: A Copious Selection of Exercises in Elocution; Consisting of Prose, Poetry and Dialogue: Drawn Chiefly from the Most Approved Writers of Great Britain and America ... |
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... comes , if it come at all , like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth , or the bursting forth of volcanic fires , with spontaneous , original , native force . The graces taught in the schools , the costly ornaments , and studied ...
... comes , if it come at all , like the outbreaking of a fountain from the earth , or the bursting forth of volcanic fires , with spontaneous , original , native force . The graces taught in the schools , the costly ornaments , and studied ...
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... Come when it will , unless it shall come in the necessary defence of our national security , or of that honor under whose protection national security reposes , it will come too soon -too soon for our national prosperity - too soon for ...
... Come when it will , unless it shall come in the necessary defence of our national security , or of that honor under whose protection national security reposes , it will come too soon -too soon for our national prosperity - too soon for ...
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... come ! I repeat it , sir , let it come ! It is in vain , sir , to extenuate the matter . Gentlemen may cry peace , peace ! but there is no peace . The war is actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ...
... come ! I repeat it , sir , let it come ! It is in vain , sir , to extenuate the matter . Gentlemen may cry peace , peace ! but there is no peace . The war is actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ...
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... come after us shall be true to it also , assuredly , assuredly , we shall elevate her to a pitch of prosperity and ... comes on . His resolution fails , and his mental energy , and his vigorous enterprise ; and nervous irritation and ...
... come after us shall be true to it also , assuredly , assuredly , we shall elevate her to a pitch of prosperity and ... comes on . His resolution fails , and his mental energy , and his vigorous enterprise ; and nervous irritation and ...
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... comes forth the answer - the patriarch and the prophet , the evangelist and the martyr . If we look abroad through the world of men , the victims of folly or vice , the prey of cruelty , or injustice , and inquire what are its benefits ...
... comes forth the answer - the patriarch and the prophet , the evangelist and the martyr . If we look abroad through the world of men , the victims of folly or vice , the prey of cruelty , or injustice , and inquire what are its benefits ...
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