 | Daniel Webster - 1889 - 86 pages
...We can win no laurels in a war for Independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon, and Alfred, and 805 other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. ^But there remains to us a great duty of... | |
 | 1891 - 494 pages
...We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon,...remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation ; ami there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times strongly invites... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1892 - 72 pages
...We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon, and Alfred, and other founders of 30 states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1894 - 128 pages
...We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon '...filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defense and preservation ; and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit to which the spirit of... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1896 - 198 pages
...We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon,...defence and preservation ; and there is opened to ns, also, a noble pursuit to which the spirit of the times strongly invites us. Our proper business... | |
 | 1896 - 374 pages
...worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon 1 and Alfred 2 and other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defense and preservation ; and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit to which the spirit of... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1896 - 72 pages
...We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon, and Alfred, and other founders of opened to us, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times strongly invites us. Our proper... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 430 pages
...who estab- 20 lished our liberty and our government. The great trust now descends to new hands. 144 Alfred, and other founders of states. Our fathers...filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defense and preservation ; and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit, to which the 5 spirit... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 220 pages
...We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon, and 25 Alfred, and other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great... | |
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The great trust now descends to new hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for... 
