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He was a brilliant lawyer  the foremost of his day  and his statesmanship was of equal rank. In private life he was a peculiarly devoted and tender son, husband, father, and friend. HE WAS A BRILLIANT LAWYER THE FOREMOST OF HIS DAY AND HIS STATESMANSHIP WAS OF EQUAL RANK IN PRIVATE LIFE HE WAS A PECULIARLY DEVOTED AND TENDER SON HUSBAND FATHER AND FRIEND
h: "Siste Viator! Viator te major his sistit." I do not know if, as we return to the house where already a fresh group of visitors has arrived, he will pause by a corner of the yard set off by an iron fence. He has chosen this spot as the place where he shall lie, and here, in time, are to repose under the wide and simple vault of sky the wife and children whose going before is to bring such desolation. It is a place supremely fitting for that ample spirit which knew for its own the nobility of large spaces, and the grandeur of repose. The life of Daniel Webster is one of the most dramatic and touching of any of our great men. He was an orator of such solid thought and chaste eloquence that even now, without the advantage of the marvelously rich and flexible voice and the commanding presence that made each word burn like a fire, even without this incalculable personal interpretation, his speeches remain as a permanent part of our literature, and will so long as English oratory is read. HE EPITAPH SISTER VIA TOUR VIA TOUR TE MAJOUR HE SEA SEAT I DO NOT KNOW IF AS WE RETURN TO THE HOUSE WHERE ALREADY A FRESH GROUP OF VISITORS HAS ARRIVED HE WILL PAUSE BY A CORNER OF THE YARD SET OFF BY AN IRON FENCE HE HAS CHOSEN THIS SPOT AS THE PLACE WHERE HE SHALL LIE AND HERE IN TIME ARE TO REPOSE UNDER THE WIDE AND SIMPLE VAULT OF THE SKY THE WIFE AND CHILDREN WHO IS GOING BEFORE IS TO BRING SUCH DESOLATION IT IS A PLACE SUPREMELY FITTING FOR THAT AMPLE SPIRIT WHICH KNEW FOR ITS OWN THE NOBILITY OF LARGE SPACES AND THE GRANDEUR OF REPOSE THE LIFE OF DANIEL WEBSTER IS ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC AND TOUCHING OF ANY OF OUR GREAT MEN HE WAS AN ORATOR OF SUCH SOLID THOUGHT AND CHASTE ELOQUENCE THAT EVEN NOW WITHOUT THE ADVANTAGE OF THE MARVELLOUSLY RICH INFLEXIBLE VOICE AND THE COMMANDING PRESENCE THAT MADE EACH WORD BURN LIKE A FIRE EVEN WITHOUT THIS INCALCULABLE PERSONAL INTERPRETATION HIS SPEECHES REMAIN AS A PERMANENT PART OF OUR LITERATURE AND WILL SO LONG AS ENGLISH ORATORY IS READ
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