Great Speeches of Col. R.G. Ingersoll: Complete, Including His Matchless Eulogy on Lincoln ; Great Speech to the Veteran Soldiers; Address to the Farmers on Farming ; Oration on Declaration of Independence ; Funeral Discourse at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc., EtcRhodes & McClure, 1903 - 449 pages |
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Page 27
... wish their advice , as he had made up his mind . This proclamation was held until some great victory might be acheived , so that it would not appear to be the effect of weakness , but the child of strength . This was on the 22nd of July ...
... wish their advice , as he had made up his mind . This proclamation was held until some great victory might be acheived , so that it would not appear to be the effect of weakness , but the child of strength . This was on the 22nd of July ...
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... wish to hear . He was not solemn Solemnity is a mask worn by ignorance and hypocrisy — it is the preface , prologue , and index to the cunning or the stupid . He was natural in his life and thought - master of the storyteller's art , in ...
... wish to hear . He was not solemn Solemnity is a mask worn by ignorance and hypocrisy — it is the preface , prologue , and index to the cunning or the stupid . He was natural in his life and thought - master of the storyteller's art , in ...
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... wish to be sublime you must be natural - you must keep close to the grass . You must sit by the fire- side of the heart ; above the clouds it is too cold . You must be simple in your speech ; too much polish suggests insincerity . The ...
... wish to be sublime you must be natural - you must keep close to the grass . You must sit by the fire- side of the heart ; above the clouds it is too cold . You must be simple in your speech ; too much polish suggests insincerity . The ...
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... wish to know what a man really is give him power . This is the supreme test . It is the glory of Lincoln that , having almost absolute power , he never abused it except on the side of mercy . Wealth could not purchase , power could not ...
... wish to know what a man really is give him power . This is the supreme test . It is the glory of Lincoln that , having almost absolute power , he never abused it except on the side of mercy . Wealth could not purchase , power could not ...
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... wish to raise a good boy you must give him plenty to eat , and treat him with kindness . In this way , and this way only , can good cat- tle or good people be produced . Another thing - You must beautify your homes . When I was a farmer ...
... wish to raise a good boy you must give him plenty to eat , and treat him with kindness . In this way , and this way only , can good cat- tle or good people be produced . Another thing - You must beautify your homes . When I was a farmer ...
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