| Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822 - 206 pages
...cannot he inserted ; they must go to the tribune in the succession in which their names are marked. Not one word are they permitted to articulate in their...march to the tribune, ascend the steps, and when they havereached their pulpit, the glow of feeling has, perhaps, heen chilled on the way ; the sentiment... | |
| Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...cannot be inserted ; they must go to the tribune in the succession in which their names are marked. Not one word are they permitted to articulate in their...ideas are dispersed ; the energies of mind have sunk under the ceremonial; and he who eagerly claimed a right to speak, finds at last that he has nothing... | |
| Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 386 pages
...go to the tribune in the succession in which their names are marked. Not one word are they perrnited to articulate in their place ; if they think proper...ideas are dispersed ; the energies of mind have sunk under the ceremonial ; and he who eagerly claimed a right to speak, finds at last that he has nothing... | |
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