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... means would apply to almost any other speaker in the world . Eloquence , which consists more in the dextrous structure of periods , and in the powers and harmony of delivery , than in the extraordinary vigour of the understanding , may ...
... means would apply to almost any other speaker in the world . Eloquence , which consists more in the dextrous structure of periods , and in the powers and harmony of delivery , than in the extraordinary vigour of the understanding , may ...
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... means of putting at an endless distance every cause of strife . Another conspicuous subject of Mr. Fox's eloquence , was the portentous phenomenon of the French Revolution ; and on this mighty question of national interest , which ...
... means of putting at an endless distance every cause of strife . Another conspicuous subject of Mr. Fox's eloquence , was the portentous phenomenon of the French Revolution ; and on this mighty question of national interest , which ...
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... means left of exis- tence as a nation , but by forming her popula tion into a vast camp , and depending for her security upon military skill and exertion , she was not at all likely to be the victim of any com- bination amongst the old ...
... means left of exis- tence as a nation , but by forming her popula tion into a vast camp , and depending for her security upon military skill and exertion , she was not at all likely to be the victim of any com- bination amongst the old ...
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... means no more than a repetition of a creed , " Sir , this sub- scription , as well as repetition , is a solemn thing ; it is a seri- ous attestation of the truth of propositions , not a syllable of which , according to the right ...
... means no more than a repetition of a creed , " Sir , this sub- scription , as well as repetition , is a solemn thing ; it is a seri- ous attestation of the truth of propositions , not a syllable of which , according to the right ...
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... means they keep up the following standing armies to keep the subject in awe , poverty , distress , and slavery : a stand- ing army of great placemen , a standing army of excisemen , permit - men , custom - house officers , with the ...
... means they keep up the following standing armies to keep the subject in awe , poverty , distress , and slavery : a stand- ing army of great placemen , a standing army of excisemen , permit - men , custom - house officers , with the ...
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