 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1873 - 400 pages
...sincere devotion to liberty and the country ; or if I see an uncommon endowment3 of Heaven, — if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue in any son of the...South, and if, moved by local prejudice or gangrened 4 by state jealousy, I get up here to abate the tithe of a hair from his just character and just fame,... | |
 | Worthy Putnam - Elocution - 1874 - 424 pages
...sincere devotion to liberty and the country ; or, if I see an un common endowment of Heaven, if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue, in any son of the...and just fame, may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ! 6. Sir, let me recur to pleasing recollections ; let me indulge in refreshing remembrance... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1874 - 396 pages
...sincere devotion to liberty and the country; or if I see an uncommon endowment3 of Heaven, — if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue in any son of the South, and if, moved by local prejudice or ga»gr«ned4 by state jealousy, I get up here to abate the tiM1e of a hair from his just character... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - Readers - 1875 - 584 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...hair from his just character and just fame, may my longue cleave to the roof my mouth ! Sir, let me recur to pleasing recollections, let me indulge in... | |
 | Peter Harvey - 1877 - 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...just fame, — may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth!" The acts of Mr. Webster's life and his conversations practically exemplified this generous... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1867 - 498 pages
...and the country'; or if I see an uncommon endowment of Heaven'; if I see extraordinary capacity or virtue in any son of the South'; and if, moved by local prejudice' , or gangrened by state jealoi<sy\ I get up here to abate a tithe of a hair1 from his just character and just fame', may my... | |
 | Frank Moore - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1878 - 658 pages
...devotion to lil•erty, 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,... | |
 | Jesse George Cross - Shorthand - 1878 - 330 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...abate the tithe of a hair from his just character and fame, — may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ! Sir, let me recur to pleasing recollections;... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1878 - 400 pages
...sincere devotion to liberty and the country; or if I see an uncommon endowment 3 of Heaven,— if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue in any son of the...South, and if, moved by local prejudice or gangrened 4 by state jealousy, I get up here to abate the tithe of a hair from his just character and just fame,—... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1878 - 412 pages
...sincere devotion to liberty and the country ; or if I see an uncommon endowment3 of Heaven, — if I see extraordinary capacity and virtue in any son of the South, and if, moved by local prejudice or gangrened4 by state jealousy, I get up here to abate the tithe of a hair from his just character and... | |
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State or neighborhood; when I refuse for any such cause, or for any cause, the homage due to American talent, to elevated patriotism, to sincere devotion to liberty and the country; or, if I see an uncommon endowment of heaven — if I see extraordinary... 
