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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... hand and foot ? Sir , we are not weak , if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power . Three millions of people , armed in the holy cause of liberty , and in such a country as that which we ...
... hand and foot ? Sir , we are not weak , if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power . Three millions of people , armed in the holy cause of liberty , and in such a country as that which we ...
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... hand , nor to the left . Our path is marked out for us , clear , plain , bright , distinctly defined , like the ... hands of a giant , who never pities , and never relaxes his iron gripe . He may struggle , but he is in chains . He may ...
... hand , nor to the left . Our path is marked out for us , clear , plain , bright , distinctly defined , like the ... hands of a giant , who never pities , and never relaxes his iron gripe . He may struggle , but he is in chains . He may ...
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... hand upon the ark of God , if I presume to recom- mend the Bible to you as an object of literary enthusiasm . The ... hands ; and even now , while I am speaking its praise , “ it is silently fulfilling its destined course ; " it is ...
... hand upon the ark of God , if I presume to recom- mend the Bible to you as an object of literary enthusiasm . The ... hands ; and even now , while I am speaking its praise , “ it is silently fulfilling its destined course ; " it is ...
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... hand that overturns our laws and temples is the hand of death unbarring the gate of Pandemonium , and letting loose upon our land the crimes and miseries of hell . If the Most High should stand aloof , and cast not a single in- gredient ...
... hand that overturns our laws and temples is the hand of death unbarring the gate of Pandemonium , and letting loose upon our land the crimes and miseries of hell . If the Most High should stand aloof , and cast not a single in- gredient ...
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... hand , you shall observe the mediocre plodding his slow but sure way up the hill of life , gaining steadfast footing at every step , and mounting , at length , to eminence and distinction , an ornament to his family , a blessing to his ...
... hand , you shall observe the mediocre plodding his slow but sure way up the hill of life , gaining steadfast footing at every step , and mounting , at length , to eminence and distinction , an ornament to his family , a blessing to his ...
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