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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... noble , sublime , godlike action . 2 . CAUSES OF WAR . — Binney . What are sufficient causes of war let no man say , let no legis- lator say , until the question of war is directly and inevitably before him . Jurists may be permitted ...
... noble , sublime , godlike action . 2 . CAUSES OF WAR . — Binney . What are sufficient causes of war let no man say , let no legis- lator say , until the question of war is directly and inevitably before him . Jurists may be permitted ...
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... 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 , not a flower but has blushed with patriot blood . From the proud foaming ...
... 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 , not a flower but has blushed with patriot blood . From the proud foaming ...
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... noble heart beats no more : that eye of fire is dimmed ; and sealed are those oracu- lar lips . Americans , the serenest beam of your glory is ex- tinguished in the tomb ! The death of Hamilton is no common affliction . The loss of ...
... noble heart beats no more : that eye of fire is dimmed ; and sealed are those oracu- lar lips . Americans , the serenest beam of your glory is ex- tinguished in the tomb ! The death of Hamilton is no common affliction . The loss of ...
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... noble enterprise of humanity and greatness . Her radiant smile lights up celestial ardor in poots and orators , who sound her praises through all ages ; in Ícgislators and philosophers , who fabricate wise and happy governments as ...
... noble enterprise of humanity and greatness . Her radiant smile lights up celestial ardor in poots and orators , who sound her praises through all ages ; in Ícgislators and philosophers , who fabricate wise and happy governments as ...
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... noble sacrifice to the country , every instance of patriotic devotion to her cause , has its benefi- cial influence . A nation's character is the sum of its splendid deeds ; they constitute one commos patrimony , the nation's in ...
... noble sacrifice to the country , every instance of patriotic devotion to her cause , has its benefi- cial influence . A nation's character is the sum of its splendid deeds ; they constitute one commos patrimony , the nation's in ...
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