 How vain and impotent is party rage, directed against such a man! He is not more elevated by his lofty residence, upon the summit of his own favorite mountain, than he is lifted, by the serenity of his mind, and the consciousness of a well-spent life,...  Biography of Henry Clay - Page 92by George Denison Prentice - 1831 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1824 - 596 pages
...never be forgiven. But how impotent is party rage directed against him! He is not more elevated by hi* lofty residence upon the summit of his own favourite...the serenity of his mind, and the consciousness of a well spent life, above the malignant passions and turmoils of the day: — no! his own beloved Montecello... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1827 - 452 pages
...nor his advanced age, can exempt this patriot from the coarse assaults of party malevolence. No, sir, in 1801, he snatched from the rude hand of usurpation...the serenity of his mind, and the consciousness of a well spent life, above the malignant passions and bitter feelings of the day. No! his own beloved Monticello... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 552 pages
...favorite mountain, than he is lifted, by the serenity of his mind and the consciousness of a well spent life, above the malignant passions and bitter feelings...of the day. No ! his own beloved Monticello is not more moved by the storms that beat against its sides, than is this illustrious man, by the bowlings... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 pages
...against such a man ! He is not more elevated by his lofty residence upon the summit of his own favorite mountain, than he is lifted, by the serenity of his mind and the consciousness of a well spent life, abovft the malignant passions and bitter feelings of the day. No ! his own beloved... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1842 - 518 pages
...against such a man! He is not more elevated by his lofty residence, upon the summit of his own favorite mountain, than he is lifted, by the serenity of his mind, and the consciousness of a well spent life, above the malignant passions and bitter feelings of the day. No ! his own beloved... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 624 pages
...against such a man! He is not more elevated by his lofty residence, upon the summit of his own favorite mountain, than he is lifted, by the serenity of his...and bitter feelings of the day. No! his own beloved Mootieello is not more moved by the storms that beat against its sides, than is this illustrious man,... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 226 pages
...against such a man ! He is not more elevated by his lofty residence upon the summit of his own favorite mountain, than he is lifted by the serenity of his mind and the consciousness of a well spent life, above the malignant passions and bitter feelings of the day. No ! his own beloved... | |
 | Henry Clay - Campaign literature - 1843 - 544 pages
...against such a man ! He is not more elevated by hi* lofty residence, upon the summit of his own favorite mountain, than he is lifted, by the serenity of his mind, and the consciousness of a well spent life, above the malignant passions and bitter feelings of the day. No ! his own beloved... | |
 | Henry Clay - Campaign literature - 1843 - 1144 pages
...the malignant passions and bitter feelings of the day. No ! his own beloved Monticello is not more moved by the storms that beat against its sides, than is this illustrious man, by the howlings of the whole British pack set loose from the Essex kennel ! When the gentleman to whom I have... | |
 | Henry Clay - Statesmen - 1844 - 648 pages
...against such a man! He is not more elevated by his lofty residence, upon the summit of his own favorite mountain, than he is lifted, by the serenity of his...of the day. No! his own beloved Monticello is not more moved by the storms that beat against its sides, than is this illustrious man, by the howlings... | |
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