| Salem Town - 1855 - 492 strani
...and loyalty in the subject. 4. Otis was a flame of fire. With a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authdrities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence,... | |
| W. O. Blake - 1856 - 1016 strani
...rapid summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of...all before him. American Independence was then and there born.' He afterwards adds, 6 Every man of an immensely crowded audience appeared to me to go... | |
| William O. Blake - 1856 - 1124 strani
...discourse which he pronounced, president Adams the elder says, ' Otis was a flame of fire ; with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research,...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he harried away all before... | |
| John Stetson Barry - 1856 - 538 strani
...the gifted orator. " Otis," says Adams, who was one of ]i\? hearers, " was a flame of fire. "With a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research,...events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a propheticglance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away... | |
| William Henry Seward - 1856 - 418 strani
...magnitude of the question, thus: "Otis was a flame of fire! With a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
| William Henry Seward - 1856 - 418 strani
...historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried...all before him. AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE was then and there born. Every man of an unusually crowded audience, appeared to me to go away ready to take up... | |
| 1857 - 668 strani
...from Brooklme, ID lba Genoral Court, opposed the measures of the ministry. Be wat of fire ; with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research,...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
| 1857 - 624 strani
...representative from BrooUloe, In the General Court, opposed the measures of the ministry. He w of fire ; with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research,...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
| 1857 - 650 strani
...own burning phraseology. " Otis •was a flame of fire I With a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all .before... | |
| 1857 - 690 strani
...his own burning phraseology. " Otis was a llame of fire ! With a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
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