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Daniel Webster
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Author : Elizabeth A. Reed
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2016-10-29
Daniel Webster written by Elizabeth A. Reed and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excerpt from Daniel Webster: A Character Sketch These minute men were genuine patriots who having gathered in their crops, and having a month or so that they could spare, used to give their services to the coun try until it was time to dig their potatoes, then going home to attend to their work and families, after which they would hurry away again to the camp and battle field. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Daniel Webster The Orator
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Author : Albert E. Pillsbury
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-02-24
Daniel Webster The Orator written by Albert E. Pillsbury and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Excerpt from Daniel Webster, the Orator: An Address Delivered Before the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences and the New England Society of Brooklyn He was a lawyer, and he was also a statesman. He had studied the constitution that he might defend it. He had examined its principles that he might maintain them. More than all men, or at least as much as any man, he was attached to the general government and to the union of the states. His feelings and opinions all ran in that direction. A question of constitutional law was, of all subjects, that one which was best suited to his talents and learning. Aloof from technicalities and unfettered by artificial rules, such a question gave opportunity for that deep and clear analysis, that mighty grasp of principle, which so much distinguished his higher efforts. His very statement was argument. His inference seemed demonstration. The earnestness of his own convie tion wrought conviction in others. One was convinced and believed and assented because it was gratifying, delightful, to think, to feel and believe, ll'l unison with an intellect of such evident superiority. It is Webster himself, the orator, lawyer, and statesman, who is here painted by his own hand in a portrait for which Dexter sat, but of which none but Webster could fill the outlines. We are to look at Webster the orator. It is the most attractive if not the most important character in which he appeared. Webster's greatest power was the power ofspeech. As an orator he won his highest triumphs, and as an orator he will be longest remembered. His pre-eminence as a lawyer and statesman was largely due to his surpassing powers of clear, eloquent, and convincing statement. There were other lawyers of his time who had more learning of the books, and a few who were quite' his equals in comprehensive grasp of legal principles. There were statesmen who had more qualities of leadership, more organizing and constructive power, more depth and permanence of conviction. As a consummate master of speech, Webster is without a rival in our history, if he has a superior in the history of eloquence. Halfa century has now passed since Webster's death, and threescore and ten years since he reached the summit of his powers. The atmosphere is cleared of the incense of praise and the mists of detraction which rose about him in his own time. His contemporaries have disappeared, and the mem ory of the greatest of them is fading. Historic events have intervened, of the utmost importance, almost transforming the character of the government. Another generation of states men has appeared, done its work, and passed away. That Webster is still among the first in interest of all our great characters is striking evidence of the permanent hold which he took upon his countrymen. The great political changes which have befallen since his day, so far from obliterating his memory, have helped to preserve it; for in every one of them his influence was felt and his authority invoked, as it is in voked to - day, even by those who would pervert it. The new procession of historic figures which has passed across the national stage has hardly crowded him from the central place. The reason is not far to seek. Webster stamped himself in delibly upon the American mind. To an extent of which we are not always conscious, he wove himself into the very fabric of the government. His word directed the course of the public thought on national topics. His great speeches became part of our history, our literature, our constitutional law, almost of our national existence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Themes In Drama Volume 3 Drama Dance And Music
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Author : James Redmond
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1981
Themes In Drama Volume 3 Drama Dance And Music written by James Redmond and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Drama categories.
This collection surveys madness in drama. It includes articles on "The Duchess of Malfi"; virginity and hysteria in "The Changeling"; the confined spectacle of madness in Beys's "The Illustrious Madmen"; The male gaze in "Woyzeck" - representing Marie and madness; and other drama examples.
The Road To Monticello
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Author : Kevin J. Hayes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-07-01
The Road To Monticello written by Kevin J. Hayes and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Thomas Jefferson was an avid book-collector, a voracious reader, and a gifted writer--a man who prided himself on his knowledge of classical and modern languages and whose marginal annotations include quotations from Euripides, Herodotus, and Milton. And yet there has never been a literary life of our most literary president. In The Road to Monticello, Kevin J. Hayes fills this important gap by offering a lively account of Jefferson's spiritual and intellectual development, focusing on the books and ideas that exerted the most profound influence on him. Moving chronologically through Jefferson's life, Hayes reveals the full range and depth of Jefferson's literary passions, from the popular "small books" sold by traveling chapmen, such as The History of Tom Thumb, which enthralled him as a child; to his lifelong love of Aesop's Fables and Robinson Crusoe; his engagement with Horace, Ovid, Virgil and other writers of classical antiquity; and his deep affinity with the melancholy verse of Ossian, the legendary third-century Gaelic warrior-poet. Drawing on Jefferson's letters, journals, and commonplace books, Hayes offers a wealth of new scholarship on the print culture of colonial America, reveals an intimate portrait of Jefferson's activities beyond the political chamber, and reconstructs the president's investigations in such different fields of knowledge as law, history, philosophy and natural science. Most importantly, Hayes uncovers the ideas and exchanges which informed the thinking of America's first great intellectual and shows how his lifelong pursuit of knowledge culminated in the formation of a public offering, the "academic village" which became UVA, and his more private retreat at Monticello. Gracefully written and painstakingly researched, The Road to Monticello provides an invaluable look at Jefferson's intellectual and literary life, uncovering the roots of some of the most important--and influential--ideas that have informed American history.
Daniel Webster
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Author : Henry Cabot Lodge
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-16
Daniel Webster written by Henry Cabot Lodge and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-16 with Fiction categories.
"Daniel Webster" by Henry Cabot Lodge. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The United States Catalog
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Author : Marion Effie Potter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1903
The United States Catalog written by Marion Effie Potter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1903 with American literature categories.
The United States Catalog
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
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The Publishers Weekly
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
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The True Daniel Webster
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Author : Sydney George Fisher
language : en
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date : 2008-04-01
The True Daniel Webster written by Sydney George Fisher and has been published by Wildside Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-01 with Fiction categories.
A "True" Biographies and Histories.The aim of this unique series of biographies and histories is to present in entertaining form, free from glamor, some of the greatest characters and epochs in our national history, and with as close fidelity to the truth as can be gleaned from the conflicting record of events.
The Devil And Daniel Webster And Other Writings
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Author : Stephen Vincent Benét
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date : 1999
The Devil And Daniel Webster And Other Writings written by Stephen Vincent Benét and has been published by Penguin Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with categories.
"This unique collection gathers a generous selection of Benet's verse - including the previously unpublished first book of Western Star - together with sixteen of his celebrated short stories. Townsend Ludington provides an illuminating introductory essay on this great, neglected American master."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved