The Book of Eloquence: A Collection of Extracts in Prose and Verse, from the Most Famous Orators and Poets; Intended as Exercises for Declamation in Colleges and SchoolsLee and Shepard, 1887 - 452 pages |
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... head of her darling Cicero planted upon the rostrum . She ascended the tribunals of justice ; there she found her child , Persuasion , manacled and pinioned by the letter of the law ; there she beheld an image of herself , stammering in ...
... head of her darling Cicero planted upon the rostrum . She ascended the tribunals of justice ; there she found her child , Persuasion , manacled and pinioned by the letter of the law ; there she beheld an image of herself , stammering in ...
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... heads of those violators of national law and universal justice . I cannot say when , or in what form ; but depend upon it , that if such an act take place , the thrones and principalities and powers must look out for the consequences ...
... heads of those violators of national law and universal justice . I cannot say when , or in what form ; but depend upon it , that if such an act take place , the thrones and principalities and powers must look out for the consequences ...
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... head way of that wild and mad philanthropy , which is lighting up for the nation itself the fires of the stake , and which is rushing on , stride after stride , to an intestine struggle that may bring us all under a harder , and ...
... head way of that wild and mad philanthropy , which is lighting up for the nation itself the fires of the stake , and which is rushing on , stride after stride , to an intestine struggle that may bring us all under a harder , and ...
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... head . The wife who had wedded him in his pride forsook him when the hour of fear came upon him . His child was ravished from his sight . His kinsmen were degraded to their first estate , and he was no longer emperor , uor consul , nor ...
... head . The wife who had wedded him in his pride forsook him when the hour of fear came upon him . His child was ravished from his sight . His kinsmen were degraded to their first estate , and he was no longer emperor , uor consul , nor ...
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... the brave and prudent leader of the company , his head and knee bowed in prayer ; -his faithful partner , blending in her mild but care - worn countenance the expression of PALFREY Wrongs of Ireland Obligation of Treaties Seminole's Reply.
... the brave and prudent leader of the company , his head and knee bowed in prayer ; -his faithful partner , blending in her mild but care - worn countenance the expression of PALFREY Wrongs of Ireland Obligation of Treaties Seminole's Reply.
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Page 346 - I see before me the Gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his droop'd head sinks gradually low — And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower; and now The arena swims around him — he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won.
Page 343 - Let it pry through the portage of the head. Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it. As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Page 344 - tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly. If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch With his surcease success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, We'd jump the life to come.
Page 174 - Gentlemen may cry peace! peace! but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me...
Page 185 - Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote.
Page 449 - I remember, I remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing; My spirit flew in feathers then That is so heavy now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow.
Page 347 - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set - but all, Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!
Page 347 - Through the dear might of Him that walked the waves; Where, other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love.
Page 343 - O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Page 415 - Ay, tear her tattered ensign down ! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. Her deck, once red with heroes...