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... Liberty . 14. Character of Washington . 15. Impressions from History . 16. The Genius of Death .. 17. The Deep .. 18. Parallel between Pope and Dryden . 19. The Puritans 20. Poetry . 21. Causes of War . 22. Foundation of National ...
... Liberty . 14. Character of Washington . 15. Impressions from History . 16. The Genius of Death .. 17. The Deep .. 18. Parallel between Pope and Dryden . 19. The Puritans 20. Poetry . 21. Causes of War . 22. Foundation of National ...
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... Liberty to Athens . 136. The Arsenal at Springfield . 137. Immortality . 133. The Gray Old Man of the Mountain . 139. The Novel Reader .. 140. Mountains of New Hampshire . 141. Local Associations . 142. Character of Julius Cæsar . 143 ...
... Liberty to Athens . 136. The Arsenal at Springfield . 137. Immortality . 133. The Gray Old Man of the Mountain . 139. The Novel Reader .. 140. Mountains of New Hampshire . 141. Local Associations . 142. Character of Julius Cæsar . 143 ...
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... Liberty . 1. Shakspeare . 92. Speech of Rienzi to the Romans . 193. Same Subject .. 194. Gustavus Vasa to the Swedes . 195. A Field of Battle . 196. Resistance to Oppression . 197. Duties of American Citizens . 198. Political Corruption ...
... Liberty . 1. Shakspeare . 92. Speech of Rienzi to the Romans . 193. Same Subject .. 194. Gustavus Vasa to the Swedes . 195. A Field of Battle . 196. Resistance to Oppression . 197. Duties of American Citizens . 198. Political Corruption ...
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... liberty . We welcome you to the treasures of science , and the delights of learning . We welcome you to the transcendant sweets of domestic life , to the happiness of kindred , and parents , and children . welcome you to the ...
... liberty . We welcome you to the treasures of science , and the delights of learning . We welcome you to the transcendant sweets of domestic life , to the happiness of kindred , and parents , and children . welcome you to the ...
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... liberty . What has conse- crated his memory , in the hearts of good men ? —THE LOVE OF LIBERTY . What nerved his youthful arm with strength , and inspired him in the morning of his days , with sagacity and counsel ? —THE LIVING LOVE OF ...
... liberty . What has conse- crated his memory , in the hearts of good men ? —THE LOVE OF LIBERTY . What nerved his youthful arm with strength , and inspired him in the morning of his days , with sagacity and counsel ? —THE LIVING LOVE OF ...
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Page 39 - Sleeping within mine orchard, My custom always of the afternoon, Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole, With juice of cursed hebenon in a vial, And in the porches of mine ears did pour The leperous distilment; whose effect Holds such an enmity with blood of man, That, swift as quicksilver, it courses through The natural gates and alleys of the body ; And, with a sudden vigour, it doth posset And curd, like eager droppings into milk, The thin and wholesome blood...
Page 76 - And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee...
Page 375 - I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause : What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason! Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.
Page 153 - AT midnight, in his guarded tent, The Turk was dreaming of the hour When Greece, her knee in suppliance bent, Should tremble at his power ; In dreams, through camp and court, he bore The trophies of a conqueror ; In dreams his song of triumph heard. Then wore his monarch's signet ring, Then pressed that monarch's throne — a King ; As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird.
Page 291 - Mr. President, I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts — she needs none. There she is — behold her, and judge for yourselves. There is her history — the world knows it by heart. The past, at least, is secure. There is Boston, and Concord, and Lexington, and Bunker Hill ; and there they will remain forever.
Page 363 - If we wish to be free — if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending — if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained — we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us! They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to...
Page 375 - When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honorable man. You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?
Page 364 - election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest There is no retreat but in submission and slavery. Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable. And let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! " It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace.
Page 363 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak — unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year?
Page 249 - Flag of the free heart's hope and home By angel hands to valor given, Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven!