 There may be, and there often is, indeed, a regard for ancestry, which nourishes only a weak pride; as there is also a care for posterity, which only disguises an habitual avarice, or hides the workings of a low and groveling vanity. But there is also...  Speeches and Forensic Argumentspor Daniel Webster - 1835Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Daniel Webster - 1854 - 276 páginas
...terminating at last, with the consummation of all things earthly, at the throne of God. There may bo, and there often is, indeed, a regard for ancestry,...habitual avarice, or hides the workings of a low and grovelling vanity. But there is also a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors, which elevates... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - 1854 - 554 páginas
...future, and terminating at last, with the consummation of all things earthly, at the throne of God. There may be, and there often is, indeed, a regard...is also a care for posterity, which only disguises :>n habitual avarice, or hides the workings of a low and groveling vanity. But there is also a moral... | |
 | 1855 - 506 páginas
...future, and terminating, at last, with the consummation of all things earthly, at the throne of God. There may be, and there often is, indeed, a regard...habitual avarice, or hides the workings of a low and grovelling vanity. But there is, also, a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors, which elevates... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 páginas
...the future, and terminating at last with the consummation of all things earthly at the throne of God. There may be, and there often is, indeed, a regard...habitual avarice, or hides the workings of a low and grovelling vanity. But there is also a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors, which elevates... | |
 | 1856 - 570 páginas
...are fools effeminate, The scorn of all who know the worth of mind And virtue. J,— Daniel Webster. 'THERE may be, and there often is, indeed a regard...habitual avarice, or hides the workings of a low and grovelling vanity. But there is also a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors, which elevates... | |
 | 1857 - 528 páginas
...are told that the chief office of history is to rescue virtuous actions from oblivion ; that there is a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors,...which elevates the character and improves the heart. What has Virginia done to rescue the virtuous actions of her eminent men from ohlivion? Jamestown cries... | |
 | John Adams Vinton - 1858 - 596 páginas
...the fact — that his ancestors were brave and upright men. We believe with Webster, that " there is a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors,...which elevates the character, and improves the heart." Burke truly said, "Those only deserve to be remembered by posterity, who treasure up the history of... | |
 | John Adams Vinton - 1858 - 592 páginas
...the fact — that his ancestors vvece brave and upright men. We believe with Webster, that " there ia a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors,...which elevates the character, and improves the heart." Burke truly said, " Those only deserve to be remembered by posterity, who treasure up the history of... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 páginas
...future, and terminating at lost with the consummation of all things earthly, at the throne of God. There may be, and there often is, indeed, a regard...habitual avarice, or hides the workings of a low and grovelling vanity. But there is also a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors, which elevates... | |
 | John Adams Vinton - 1874 - 598 páginas
...Reciew, July, 1853. fore and after, to hold communion at once with our ancestors and our posterity. There is also a moral and philosophical respect for...which elevates the character and improves the heart." " Those who are regardless of their ancestors, do not perform their duty to the world." The hand of... | |
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