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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... glorious revolution . Never can we duly appreciate the merits of a Washington , who , with but a handful of undisciplined yeomanry , triumphed over a royal army , and prostrated the lion of England at the feet of the American Eagle ...
... glorious revolution . Never can we duly appreciate the merits of a Washington , who , with but a handful of undisciplined yeomanry , triumphed over a royal army , and prostrated the lion of England at the feet of the American Eagle ...
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... glorious anniversary ; a day dear to every American ; a day to be had in everlasting remembrance ; a day whose light circu- lates joy through the hearts of all republicans , and terror through the hearts of all tyrants . 6 . to us ...
... glorious anniversary ; a day dear to every American ; a day to be had in everlasting remembrance ; a day whose light circu- lates joy through the hearts of all republicans , and terror through the hearts of all tyrants . 6 . to us ...
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... , from the visible creation , marvellous , beautiful and glorious as it is , to the invisible creation of angels and seraphs , from the footstool AMERICAN ELOQUENCE . .19 Grimke Oratorical Action Eschines against Demosthenes.
... , from the visible creation , marvellous , beautiful and glorious as it is , to the invisible creation of angels and seraphs , from the footstool AMERICAN ELOQUENCE . .19 Grimke Oratorical Action Eschines against Demosthenes.
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... glorious confederacy , the pride of the earth and the favorite of heaven . He would witness with exultation the general prevalence of correct principles of government and virtuous habits of action . How gladly would he gaze upon the ...
... glorious confederacy , the pride of the earth and the favorite of heaven . He would witness with exultation the general prevalence of correct principles of government and virtuous habits of action . How gladly would he gaze upon the ...
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... glorious fruits of his humble enterprise , and ask him if this , all this be not an atonement for his sufferings , a recompense for his toils , a blessing on his efforts , and a heart - expanding triumph for the pilgrim adven- turer ...
... glorious fruits of his humble enterprise , and ask him if this , all this be not an atonement for his sufferings , a recompense for his toils , a blessing on his efforts , and a heart - expanding triumph for the pilgrim adven- turer ...
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