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Title: The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 Daughters of the American Revolution
Subjects: Historic buildings Statesmen
Publisher: New York : Century Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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IOO THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS Tom declared. No reportwas made of it at the time,but, until old age, men whohad listened to it in breath-less excitement could recallits burning sentences andthe method of delivery.Jack gave the close verywell. I have heard boys inschool tear it into tatterswhen they came to the lib-erty or death. But thatwas not Patrick Henrysstyle of oratory. There isto-day in the library of Cor-nell University a manu-script account of the speech,written by one who heardand never forgot it. Thisis the way, according to thewriter, that Patrick HenrySfave the closing sentence: Is life so dear or peace sosweet as to be purchased atthe price of chains and slav-ery ? he uttered in the atti-tude of one condemned toslavery, bowed under theweight of fetters. With that he paused, and raising hand and eyesto heaven, prayed, Forbid it, Almighty God! Dropping his hand, heturned toward the Tories and Loyalists, who sat spell-bound and terrifiedat his audacious speech, an

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  • bookauthor:Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution
  • booksubject:Historic_buildings
  • booksubject:Statesmen
  • bookpublisher:New_York___Century_Co_
  • bookcontributor:Lincoln_Financial_Foundation_Collection
  • booksponsor:The_Institute_of_Museum_and_Library_Services_through_an_Indiana_State_Library_LSTA_Grant
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