The Life of Charles Sumner: With Choice Specimens of His Eloquence, a Delineation of His Oratorical Character and His Great Speech on KansasDayton and Burdick, 1856 - 329 páginas |
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... . It is said that the happiness of mankind was his controlling passion . A simple anecdote will illustrate this : " Shortly after he left college , an incident oc- curred expressive of this character . He passed a winter.
... . It is said that the happiness of mankind was his controlling passion . A simple anecdote will illustrate this : " Shortly after he left college , an incident oc- curred expressive of this character . He passed a winter.
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... passed a winter in the West Indies . The vessel in which he was a passenger , happened to stop at the Island of Hayti , which was then rejoicing in its in- dependence ; and the officers and passengers , with other American citizens ...
... passed a winter in the West Indies . The vessel in which he was a passenger , happened to stop at the Island of Hayti , which was then rejoicing in its in- dependence ; and the officers and passengers , with other American citizens ...
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... passed in collecting gems of wis- dom and truth , and in laying the foundation of his future eminence as a scholar , and as an orator and statesman . He was carefully prepared for a col- legiate course , at the Boston Latin School ...
... passed in collecting gems of wis- dom and truth , and in laying the foundation of his future eminence as a scholar , and as an orator and statesman . He was carefully prepared for a col- legiate course , at the Boston Latin School ...
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... passed their early days in virtuous habits and correct mental discipline . In allusion to those tender as- sociations of youth , which we all cherish to the evening of life , he some time since beautifully re- marked : " We incline , by ...
... passed their early days in virtuous habits and correct mental discipline . In allusion to those tender as- sociations of youth , which we all cherish to the evening of life , he some time since beautifully re- marked : " We incline , by ...
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... passing strange , that we should be now occupied in considering how best to pre- vent the opening of new markets in human flesh ? Slavery , which has been expelled from distant despotic States , seeks shelter here by the altars of ...
... passing strange , that we should be now occupied in considering how best to pre- vent the opening of new markets in human flesh ? Slavery , which has been expelled from distant despotic States , seeks shelter here by the altars of ...
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