Daniel Webster: An Oration on the Occasion of the Dedication of the Statue of Mr. Webster, in Boston, September 17th, 1859H.H. Lloyd & Company, 1859 - 210 Seiten |
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... peace not less renowned than those of war which Milton celebrates , the first place is surely due to those friendly arrangements between great powers , by which war is averted . Such an arrangement was effect- ed by Mr. Webster in 1842 ...
... peace not less renowned than those of war which Milton celebrates , the first place is surely due to those friendly arrangements between great powers , by which war is averted . Such an arrangement was effect- ed by Mr. Webster in 1842 ...
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... peace and love shine out from its starry depths . At other times the gallant streamers , in wild , fantastic play - emerald , and rose , and orange , and fleecy white - shoot upward from the horizon , mingle in a fiery canopy at the ...
... peace and love shine out from its starry depths . At other times the gallant streamers , in wild , fantastic play - emerald , and rose , and orange , and fleecy white - shoot upward from the horizon , mingle in a fiery canopy at the ...
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... peace alike over the crowded streets of great cities and the sol- itary pathways of the wilderness ; which convoys the merchant and his cargo in safety to and from the ends of the earth ; pre- scribes the gentle humanities of ...
... peace alike over the crowded streets of great cities and the sol- itary pathways of the wilderness ; which convoys the merchant and his cargo in safety to and from the ends of the earth ; pre- scribes the gentle humanities of ...
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... Peace on earth , good - will toward men ; harmony and brotherly love among the children of our common country . And O , my friends , if among those who , differing from him on this or any other subject , have yet , with generous ...
... Peace on earth , good - will toward men ; harmony and brotherly love among the children of our common country . And O , my friends , if among those who , differing from him on this or any other subject , have yet , with generous ...
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... peace , by which Great Britain acknowledged the independence of her ancient Colonies ; to stand before the British throne , the first representative of the newly - constituted Republic ; and after having filled its second office in ...
... peace , by which Great Britain acknowledged the independence of her ancient Colonies ; to stand before the British throne , the first representative of the newly - constituted Republic ; and after having filled its second office in ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 183 - Oh Death ! where is thy sting ? Oh Grave ! where is thy victory ? The sting of Death is sin, and the strength of sin is the Law.
Seite 210 - I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
Seite 236 - Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, and also all Acts and parts of Acts of the General Assembly of this State ratifying the amendments of the said Constitution, are hereby repealed, and that the Union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of the United States of America, is hereby dissolved.
Seite 251 - Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the People of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression...
Seite 236 - We, the people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained, that the ordinance adopted by us in Convention, on the 23d day of May, in the year of our Lord 1788, whereby the Constitution of the United States of America...
Seite 246 - The Constitution and laws of the United States are the supreme law of the land, and to these every citizen of every State owes obedience, whether in his individual or official capacity.
Seite 210 - I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration and support and defend these States. Yet through all the gloom, I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is more than worth all the means ; and that posterity will triumph in that day's transaction, even although we should rue it, — which I trust in God we shall not.
Seite 239 - The government of the United States, then, though limited in its powers, is supreme; and its laws, when made in pursuance of the Constitution, form the supreme law of the land, ' ' anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
Seite 239 - The Constitution was ordained and established by the people of the United States for themselves, for their own government, and not for the government of the individual States. Each State established a Constitution for itself, and in that Constitution provided such limitations and restrictions on the powers of its particular government as its judgment dictated. The people of the United States...
Seite 266 - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.