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A young friend of Prentiss's told me that he knew Prentiss was going to make an
argument and that it would be worth hearing , therefore he lingered around the
court - house , in expectancy , for several hours . At last the case was called , and
...
A young friend of Prentiss's told me that he knew Prentiss was going to make an
argument and that it would be worth hearing , therefore he lingered around the
court - house , in expectancy , for several hours . At last the case was called , and
...
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Not only had he heard , but studied also , all the arguments of the great men of
Virginia on this very subject of the true ... he says that when Prentiss was
speaking he was perfectly entranced by the magnificence of his argument in
favor of ...
Not only had he heard , but studied also , all the arguments of the great men of
Virginia on this very subject of the true ... he says that when Prentiss was
speaking he was perfectly entranced by the magnificence of his argument in
favor of ...
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Even the venerable Chief Justice Marshall , who had been accustomed to listen
to Pinckney , Wirt , Webster , Clay , and other legal giants of the day , was
entranced by Prentiss's unique style of argument , and expressed his encomiums
upon ...
Even the venerable Chief Justice Marshall , who had been accustomed to listen
to Pinckney , Wirt , Webster , Clay , and other legal giants of the day , was
entranced by Prentiss's unique style of argument , and expressed his encomiums
upon ...
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The briefs on both sides in this celebrated case are masterly ; but a brief , at best ,
is but as a skeleton ; it matters not how nicely each joint may be adjusted , it lacks
the symmetry of fleshly vitality , the spoken argument alone can convey its full ...
The briefs on both sides in this celebrated case are masterly ; but a brief , at best ,
is but as a skeleton ; it matters not how nicely each joint may be adjusted , it lacks
the symmetry of fleshly vitality , the spoken argument alone can convey its full ...
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As soon as order was restored , Prentiss resumed his argument just where he
had been cut off by the accident , and continued it to its close just as forcibly and
brilliantly as though he had not been interrupted . The flurry of the House was
soon ...
As soon as order was restored , Prentiss resumed his argument just where he
had been cut off by the accident , and continued it to its close just as forcibly and
brilliantly as though he had not been interrupted . The flurry of the House was
soon ...
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Página 313 - The sky is changed! — and such a change! Oh, night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet, lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers, through her misty shroud, Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud!
Página 3 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Página 41 - THE MARINER'S DREAM. DIMOND. IN slumbers of midnight the sailor boy lay : His hammock * swung loose at the sport of the wind ; But watch-worn and weary, his cares flew away, And visions of happiness danced o'er his mind.
Página 178 - I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the constitution and laws of the United States, and the constitution and laws of the state of...
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Página 112 - When vacancies occur in either house, the governor, or person exercising the powers of governor, shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Página 41 - On beds of green sea-flower thy limbs shall be laid, Around thy white bones the red coral shall grow, Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber be made, And every part suit to thy mansion below. Days, months, years, and ages shall circle away, And still the vast waters...
Página 258 - Oh! what was love made for, if 'tis not the same Through joy and through torment, through glory and shame? I know not, I ask not, if guilt's in that heart, I but know that I love thee, whatever thou art.
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The Life and Times of Seargent Smith Prentiss |
| Autor | Joseph Dunbar Shields |
| Editora | J. B. Lippincott, 1883 |
| Original de | Universidade da Califórnia |
| Digitalizado | 8 Out 2007 |
| Número de páginas | 442 páginas |
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