Oration Pronounced by the Honorable Robert C. Winthrop, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, on the Fourth of July, 1848: On the Occasion of Laying the Corner-stone of the National Monument to the Memory of WashingtonJ. & G.S. Gideon, printers, 1848 - 67 páginas |
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... witness the ceremonies of laying the corner - stone , and to listen to the addresses with which it was to be accompanied . Around two sides of this space were high and solidly constructed ranges of seats , hired out to spectators ...
... witness the ceremonies of laying the corner - stone , and to listen to the addresses with which it was to be accompanied . Around two sides of this space were high and solidly constructed ranges of seats , hired out to spectators ...
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... witnesses , the period in the world's history and in our own history - all , all are most appropriate to the occasion . The day is appropriate . On this 4th day of July- emphatically the people's day - we come most fitly to acknowledge ...
... witnesses , the period in the world's history and in our own history - all , all are most appropriate to the occasion . The day is appropriate . On this 4th day of July- emphatically the people's day - we come most fitly to acknowledge ...
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... witnesses are appropriate , and such as eminently befit the occasion . The President of the United States is here ; and ... witness to the priceless example which America has given to the world , in the character of him , whose fame has ...
... witnesses are appropriate , and such as eminently befit the occasion . The President of the United States is here ; and ... witness to the priceless example which America has given to the world , in the character of him , whose fame has ...
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... witnesses - to bring their own heart- felt testimony to the occasion . From all the States of the Union ; from all political parties ; from all professions and occupations ; men of all sorts and conditions , and those before whom men of ...
... witnesses - to bring their own heart- felt testimony to the occasion . From all the States of the Union ; from all political parties ; from all professions and occupations ; men of all sorts and conditions , and those before whom men of ...
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... witnesses are around us ? Think ye , that the little band , whose feeble forms are spared to bless our sight once more , are all of the army of Washington , who are uniting with us in this tribute of reverence for his memory ? Think ye ...
... witnesses are around us ? Think ye , that the little band , whose feeble forms are spared to bless our sight once more , are all of the army of Washington , who are uniting with us in this tribute of reverence for his memory ? Think ye ...
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