 | William Tudor - United States - 1823 - 544 pages
...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. The seeds of patriots and heroes, to defend the JVbn sine Diis animosus infans ;* to defend... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - Indians of North America - 1824 - 524 pages
...cool reasoning which were peculiar to his amiable character. But Otis was a flame of fire ! \^*fha promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research,...all before him. American Independence was then and there born. The seeds of Patriots and Heroes to defend the non sine Diis animosus infans ; — to defend... | |
 | Caleb Hopkins Snow - Boston (Mass.) - 1825 - 454 pages
...summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetick glance of bis eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. 'Then and there,' says Presidenl John Adams, ' was the first scene of the first act of opposition to... | |
 | William Lincoln, Christopher Columbus Baldwin - 1826 - 906 pages
...pronounced. " But Otis," to use the language of the ex-president Adams, •- was a flame ot fife ; 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 rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
 | Worcester County (Mass.) - 1826 - 404 pages
...pronounced. " But Otis," to use the language of the ex-president Adams, " 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 rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
 | William Wirt - Funeral sermons - 1826 - 690 pages
...his own burning phraseology. " 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, and a rapid torrent " of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pages
...other actors, he says — but " 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... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 544 pages
...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." And he adds — " Every man of an immense crowded audience appeared to me to go away,... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 540 pages
...his own burning phraseology. " 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, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
 | John Sanderson - United States - 1827 - 362 pages
...he said of this same harangue, " 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, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried all before... | |
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Otis was a flame of fire. With a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glare of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence,... 
