I never, in my whole life, heard a greater speech; it was worth a journey /from Salem to hear it; his elocution was excessively vehement, but his eloquence was overwhelming. His language, his style, his figures, his arguments, were most brilliant and... Year Book - Страница 46написао/ла New Jersey State Bar Association - 1907Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
| Joseph Story - 1851 - 604 страница
...he spoke all that day and yesterday, and will probably conclude to-day. I never, in my whole life, heard a greater speech ; it was worth a journey from...constitutional lawyer. All the cobwebs of sophistry and metaphysies about State rights and State sovereignty he brushed away with a mighty besom. We have had... | |
| Joel Parker - 1853 - 84 страница
...States." * It was this argument concerning which Judge Story wrote to a friend: "I never in my whole life heard a greater speech. It was worth a journey from...State sovereignty, he brushed away as with a mighty besom." * There is doubtless quite as strong a tendency to exaggeration in a partisan opposition as... | |
| Joel Parker - 1853 - 82 страница
...elocution was excessively vehement, but his eloquence was over* 4 Wheaton's Reports, 377. whelming. His language, his style, his figures, his arguments,...State sovereignty, he brushed away as with a mighty besom." * There is doubtless quite as strong a tendency to exaggeration in a partisan opposition as... | |
| Edward Isidore Sears - 1870
...masterly effort of his life ; it occupied three days in delivery, and Story wrote at the time, that " he spoke like a great statesman and patriot, and a...state rights and state sovereignty he brushed away with a mighty broom. Mr. Pinkney possesses beyond any man T ever saw the power of elegant and illustrative... | |
| 1876 - 860 страница
...he spoke all that day and yesterday, and will probably conclude to-day. I never, in my whole life, heard a greater speech ; it was worth a journey from...state rights and state sovereignty he brushed away with a mighty besom." * * * " I fear that this speech will never be before the public, but if it should... | |
| 1879 - 582 страница
...Massachusetts man, passing Mr. Webster by, singles out Mr. Pinkuey's speech : " I never in my life heard a greater speech, it was worth a journey from Salem to hear it ; he spoke like a great statesman aud patriot, aud sound constitutional lawyer. All the cobwebs of... | |
| Ohio State Bar Association - 1908 - 212 страница
...effort in this case, used this language: "I never, in my whole life, heard a greater speech. * * * His elocution was excessively vehement, but his eloquence...his figures, his arguments were most brilliant and startling. He spoke like a great statesman, a patriot and a sound constitutional lawyer. All the cobwebs... | |
| George Van Santvoord - 1882 - 760 страница
...of this great speech. Judge Story, in one of his letters, remarks of it: "I never in my whole life heard a greater speech. It was worth a journey from...overwhelming. His language, his style, his figures, his argument, were most brilliant and sparkling." \ tionality of the Bank. I do not propose to comment... | |
| 1876 - 870 страница
...he spoke all that day and yesterday, and will probably conclude to-day. I never, in my whole life, heard a greater speech; it was worth a. journey from...state rights and state sovereignty he brushed away with a mighty besom." * * * " I fear that this speech will never be before the public, but if it should... | |
| Hampton Lawrence Carson - 1892 - 472 страница
...Jones for the State. "I never in my whole life," says Judge Story, in writing of Piukney's effort, "heard a greater speech. It was worth a journey from...State sovereignty he brushed away as with a mighty besom. " ' It was in the course of his argument that Piukney exclaimed : "I have a deep and awful conviction... | |
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