 That patriotism which, catching its inspirations from the immortal God, and leaving at an immeasurable distance below all lesser, grovelling, personal interests and feelings, animates and prompts to deeds of self-sacrifice, of valor, of devotion, and...  Niles' National Register - Side 101841Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Walter Lorenzo Sheldon - 1904 - 474 sider
...Beading- or Eocltation. "That patriotism which, catching its inspiration from on high, and leaving at an immeasurable distance below, all lesser, grovelling,...the noblest, the sublimest of all public virtues! Personal or private courage is totally distinct from that higher and nobler courage which prompts the... | |
 | Sarah E. Sprague - 1904 - 272 sider
...its inspiration from on high, and leaving at an immeasurable distance below all lesser, groveling, personal interests and feelings, animates and prompts...the noblest, the sublimest of all public virtues! — Henry Clay, From a speech delivered in the Senate, August, 1841. APOSTROPHE TO THE OCEAN. Roll... | |
 | George Huston - 1904 - 174 sider
...and leaving at an immeasurable distance below all lesser, grovelling, personal interests and feeling, animates and prompts to deeds of self-sacrifice, of...the noblest, the sublimest of all public virtues." From the gallery I saw this greatest of Kentucky statesmen very distinctly, and also had a good look'at... | |
 | Adele Millicent Smith - 1905 - 182 sider
...inspirations from the immortal God and leaving at an immeasurable distance below all lesser groveling personal interests and feelings animates and prompts...public virtue that is the noblest the sublimest of all virtues 29. The affections which spread beyond ourselves and stretch far into futurity the workings... | |
 | Kate O'Neill - 1906 - 200 sider
...EXAMPLES. 1. — That patriotism, which, catching its inspirations from the immortal God, and leaving below all lesser, grovelling, personal interests and...devotion, and of death itself, — that is public virtue. 2. — The noble indignation with which Einmett repelled the charge of treason against his country;... | |
 | 1906 - 794 sider
...lesser, groveling, personal interests and feelings, animates and prompts to deeds of selfsacrilice, of valor, of devotion, and of death itself — that...the noblest, the sublimest of all public virtues! (From his reply to Mr. Rives in the US Senate, Aug. 19, 1841 — described by Clay himself as his most... | |
 | Henry Evarts Gordon - 1911 - 332 sider
...inspiration from the immortal God, and, leaving at an immeasurable distance all lesser, groveling, personal interests and feelings, animates and prompts...the noblest, the sublimest of all public virtues. — CLAY 28. When a deed is done for freedom, through the broad earth's aching breast Runs a thrill... | |
 | Daniel Charles O'Connor - 1913 - 524 sider
...conclusion. That patriotism which, catching its inspirations from the immortal God, and leaving at an immeasurable distance below all lesser, grovelling,...the noblest, the sublimest, of all public virtues. RULE III. — The dash is used before what is termed by elocutionists the echo; that is, before a word... | |
 | Daniel Charles O'Connor - 1913 - 522 sider
...conclusion. That patriotism which, catching its inspirations from the immortal God, and leaving at an immeasurable distance below all lesser, grovelling,...self-sacrifice, of valor, of devotion, and of death itself—that is public virtue; that is the noblest, the sublimest, of all public virtues. RULE III.—The... | |
 | James Champlin Fernald - 1921 - 306 sider
...inspiration from the immortal God, and, leaving at an immeasurable distance below all lesser, groveling, personal interests and feelings, animates and prompts...self-sacrifice, of valor, of devotion, and of death it* This prediction was fulfilled by the repeal of the acts three years later; when, however, it had... | |
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