Obituary Addresses on the Occasion of the Death of the Hon. Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts, Secretary of State for the United States: Delivered in the Senate and in the House of Representatives of the United States, Fourteenth and Fifteenth December, 1852R. Armstrong, 1853 - 86 էջ |
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... Constitution . Probably no man has penetrated deeper into the principles , or taken a more comprehensive and com- plete view of the Union of the States , than that great man , Chief Justice Marshall . No question was so 8.
... Constitution . Probably no man has penetrated deeper into the principles , or taken a more comprehensive and com- plete view of the Union of the States , than that great man , Chief Justice Marshall . No question was so 8.
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... constitutional rights of another portion of the Union , fiercely as- sailed by a spirit of aggression , as incompatible with our mutual obligations as with the duration of the confederation itself . In that dark and doubtful hour , his ...
... constitutional rights of another portion of the Union , fiercely as- sailed by a spirit of aggression , as incompatible with our mutual obligations as with the duration of the confederation itself . In that dark and doubtful hour , his ...
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... inimitable and inde- scribable constitution ; its cherished and growing capital ; its aptly conceived and expressive flag , and its triumphs by land and sea ; and its immortal founders , heroes , and martyrs ! How manifest it 24.
... inimitable and inde- scribable constitution ; its cherished and growing capital ; its aptly conceived and expressive flag , and its triumphs by land and sea ; and its immortal founders , heroes , and martyrs ! How manifest it 24.
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... Constitution . He aspired to place and preferment , but not for the mere exercise of political power , and still less for plea- surable indulgences ; and only for occasions to save or serve his country , and for the fame which such ...
... Constitution . He aspired to place and preferment , but not for the mere exercise of political power , and still less for plea- surable indulgences ; and only for occasions to save or serve his country , and for the fame which such ...
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... constitutional law , and the relative powers and responsibilities of the government , and the rights and duties of the States and of citizens . Tried by ancient definitions , DANIEL WEBSTER was not an orator . He studied no art and prac ...
... constitutional law , and the relative powers and responsibilities of the government , and the rights and duties of the States and of citizens . Tried by ancient definitions , DANIEL WEBSTER was not an orator . He studied no art and prac ...
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Էջ 45 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent ; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, its arms and trophies streaming in their original...
Էջ 42 - Hyperion's curls, the front of Jove himself, An eye like Mars, to threaten and command, A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill, A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man.
Էջ 81 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th
Էջ 64 - How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear aloft its arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart.
Էջ 45 - Liberty first, and Union afterwards; but everywhere spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, LIBERTY AND UNION, NOW AND FOREVER...
Էջ 45 - What is all this worth?" Nor those other words of delusion and folly, "Liberty first and Union afterward," but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart — "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.
Էջ 47 - A superior and commanding human intellect, a truly great man, when Heaven vouchsafes so rare a gift, is not a temporary flame, burning brightly for a while, and then giving place to returning darkness. It is rather a spark of fervent heat, as well as radiant light, with power to enkindle the common mass of human mind; so that when it glimmers in its own decay, and finally goes out in death, no night follows, but it leaves the world all light, all on fire, from the potent contact of its own spirit.
Էջ 77 - They are no more, as in 1776, bold and fearless advocates of independence; no more, as at subsequent periods, the head of the government; no more, as we have recently seen them, aged and venerable objects of admiration and regard. They are no more. They are dead. But how little is there of the great and good which can die!
Էջ 48 - Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
Էջ 72 - Where — taming thought to human pride !The mighty chiefs sleep side by side. Drop upon Fox's grave the tear, 'Twill trickle to his rival's bier ; O'er PITT'S the mournful requiem sound, And Fox's shall the notes rebound. The solemn echo seems to cry, ' Here let their discord with them die. Speak not for those a separate doom, Whom Fate made Brothers in the tomb ; But search the land of living men, Where wilt thou find their like agen...