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" I call upon the honour of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character. "
The Pamphleteer - Page 192
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A System of Elocution: With Special Reference to Gesture, to the Treatment ...

Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...lordships | to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, | and to maintain your own'. | I call upon the spirit, and humanity of my coun'try, | to vindicate the national char,acter: | I invoAe the genius of the British Constitution. | And wisdom, at one entrance, quite shut out . \ So...
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Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of ..., Volume 1

Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1842 - 360 pages
...of your Lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate...Lord frowns with indignation at THE DISGRACE OF HIS COUSTRT ! In vain he led your victorious fleets against the boasted Armada of Spain ; in vain he defended...
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The United States Speaker, a Copious Selection of Exercises in Elocution ...

John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate...the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestors of this noble lord frown with indignation at the disgrace of his country. In vain he led...
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Practical Elocution: Containing Illustrations of the Principles of Reading ...

Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate...the national character. I invoke the genius of the British constitution. 6. From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon adorn these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord frowns with indignation at the disgrace...
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The United States Speaker: A Copious Selection of Exercises in Elocution ...

John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1844 - 900 pages
...of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate...I invoke the genius of the constitution. From the ta;jfstry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestors of tlu's noble lord frown with indignation...
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Cyclopædia of English literature, Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...vindicate the national character. I invoke the Genius of the Constitution. From the tapestry that adorn respect of rank, or sacredness of hie country. In vain did he defend the liberty and establish the religion of Britain against the tyranny...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 113

American periodicals - 1872 - 862 pages
...tapestried figure of Lord Howard of Effingham, with its overstrained application to the argument : — "I invoke the genius of the Constitution. From the tapestry that adorns theee walla, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his...
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Russell's American Elocutionist

William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 428 pages
...of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. 1 call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character." 2. " What's hallowed ground ? 'tis that gives birth To sacred thoughts in souls of worth. Peace, Independence,...
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Celebrated Speeches of Chatham, Burke, and Erskine: To which is Added, the ...

William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1845 - 558 pages
...of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my •country, to vindicate...indignation at the disgrace of his country. In vain he led your victorious fleets against the boasted Armada of Spain ; in vain 'he defended and established...
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