| Erastus Otis Haven - English language - 1869 - 422 pages
...American talent, to elevated patriotism, to sincere devotion to liberty and the country — if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue in any son of the...abate the tithe of a hair from his just character and fame, may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth." How deep the emotion in the speech of the Irishman... | |
| Erastus Otis Haven - English language - 1869 - 422 pages
...American talent, to elevated patriotism, to sincere devotion to liberty and the country — if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue in any son of the...by local prejudice, or gangrened by State jealousy, 1 get up here to abate the tithe of a hair from his just character and fame, may my tongue cleave to... | |
| Alfred Holbrook - Teaching - 1869 - 466 pages
...battle cry. If influenced by local pride, or gangrened by State jealousy, I get up here to abate a tithe of a hair from his just character, and just fame — may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. •WHISPER. And the deep thunder peal on peal afar, And near the beat of the alarming drum,... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1871 - 410 pages
...extraordinary capacity and virtue in auy son of the South, and if, moved by local prejudice or gangrened4 by state jealousy, I get up here to abate the tithe...just fame, — may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ! 4 Sir, let me recur to pleasing recollections, let me indulge in refreshing remembrances... | |
| John Williams (of Lancaster, O.) - English language - 1871 - 274 pages
...the country ; or if I see an uncommon endowment of heaven, if I see extraordinary virtue and capacity in any son of the south, and if, moved by local prejudice, or gangrened by state jealousy, I get up to abate the tithe of a hair from his just character and just fame, may my tongue cleave to the roof... | |
| John Williams - English language - 1870 - 274 pages
...of the south, and (p) if (q), moved by local prejudice, or (r) gangrened by state jealousy, I get up to abate the tithe of a hair from his just character and («) just fame. (a) When is a conjunctive adverb. As a conjunction, it connects the clause I shall be found, etc.,... | |
| John Williams - English language - 1871 - 278 pages
...of the south, and (p) if (q), moved by local prejudice, or (r) gangrened by state jealousy, I get up to abate the tithe of a hair from his just character and (s) just fame. (a) When is a conjunctive adverb. As a conjunction, it connects the clause I shall be... | |
| American literature - 1872 - 660 pages
...sincere devotion to liberty and the country ; or if I see an uncommon endowment of heaven, if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue in any son of the...pleasing recollections ; let me indulge in refreshing remembrances of the past ; let me remind you, that, in early times, no States cherished greater harmony,... | |
| Readers - 1872 - 514 pages
...sincere devotion to liberty and the country ; or, if I see an uncommon endowment of heaven, — if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue in any son of the...jealousy, I get up here to abate the tithe of a hair from hisjust character and just lame, may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ! Sir, let me recur to... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...sincere devotion to liberty and the country; or if I see an uncommon endowment of Heaven, if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue in any son of the...just fame, — may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ! 4. Sir, let me recur to pleasing recollections ; let me indulge in refreshing remembrances... | |
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