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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... existence , allotted to me , has been meted out to me in this goodly land , and at this interesting period . I rejoice that I have lived to see so much 2 * AMERICAN ELOQUENCE 17 Webster Future Punishment Scipio to the Roman Army.
... existence , allotted to me , has been meted out to me in this goodly land , and at this interesting period . I rejoice that I have lived to see so much 2 * AMERICAN ELOQUENCE 17 Webster Future Punishment Scipio to the Roman Army.
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... Land of the mountain , the torrent and dale ! -Do we look for high examples of noble daring ? Where shall we find them brighter than in Scotland ? From the " bonny highland heither ” of her lofty summits , to the modest lily of the vale ...
... Land of the mountain , the torrent and dale ! -Do we look for high examples of noble daring ? Where shall we find them brighter than in Scotland ? From the " bonny highland heither ” of her lofty summits , to the modest lily of the vale ...
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... land of their inheritance to ravage and dishonor , from hoary age to helpless infancy , they will form one united bulwark , and oppose their breasts to the assailing foe . Not one shall survive , to be enslaved ; for ere the tri ...
... land of their inheritance to ravage and dishonor , from hoary age to helpless infancy , they will form one united bulwark , and oppose their breasts to the assailing foe . Not one shall survive , to be enslaved ; for ere the tri ...
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... land ; or whether industry , and temperance , and righteousness , shall be the stability of our times : whether mild laws shall receive the cheerful submission of freemen , or the iron rod of a tyrant compel the trembling homage of ...
... land ; or whether industry , and temperance , and righteousness , shall be the stability of our times : whether mild laws shall receive the cheerful submission of freemen , or the iron rod of a tyrant compel the trembling homage of ...
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... land the crimes and miseries of hell . If the Most High should stand aloof , and cast not a single in- gredient into our cup of trembling , it would seem to be full of superlative wo . But he will not stand aloof . As we shall have ...
... land the crimes and miseries of hell . If the Most High should stand aloof , and cast not a single in- gredient into our cup of trembling , it would seem to be full of superlative wo . But he will not stand aloof . As we shall have ...
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