 | Eliza Buckminster Lee - 1849 - 562 pages
...declamation, I could not speak before the school. The kind and excellent Buckminster especially sought to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation...not do it. Many a piece did I commit to memory and rehearse in my own room, over an3 over again ; but when the day came, when the school collected, when... | |
 | Charles Wainwright March - 1850 - 322 pages
...excellent Buckminster sought especially to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation, like other boys, but I could not do it. Many a piece did...when the day came, when the school collected to hear declamations, when my name was called, and I saw all eyes turned to my seat, I could not raise myself... | |
 | 1850 - 780 pages
...declamation, I could not speak before the school. The kind and excellent Buckminster especially sought to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation,...not do it. Many a piece did I commit to memory and rehearse in my own room, over and over again ; but when the day came, when the school collected, when... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 634 pages
...excellent Buckminster sought especially lo persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation, like other boys, but I could not do it. Many a piece did...when the day came, when the school collected to hear declamations, when my name was called, and I saw all eyes turned to my seat, I could not raise myself... | |
 | Samuel Kirkland Lothrop - 1851 - 254 pages
...declamation, I could nut speak before the school. The kind and excellent Buckminster especially sought to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation...not do it. Many a piece did I commit to memory and rehearse in my own room, over and over again ; but when the day came, when the school collected, when... | |
 | Samuel Kirkland Lothrop - 1851 - 250 pages
...declamation, I could not speak before the school. The kind and excellent Buckminster especially sought to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation...not do it. Many a piece did I commit to memory and rehearse in my own room, over and over again ; but when the day came, when the school collected, when... | |
 | Eliza Buckminster Lee - 1851 - 514 pages
...declamation, I could not speak before the school. The kind and excellent Buckminster especially sought to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation...not do it. Many a piece did I commit to memory and rehearse in my own room, over and over * The time when my brother was the instructor of Mr. Webster,... | |
 | Samuel Kirkland Lothrop - 1851 - 240 pages
...especially sought to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation like the other boys, but 1 could not do it. Many a piece did I commit to memory and rehearse in my own room, over and over again ; but when the day came, when the school collected, when... | |
 | Charles Lanman - 1852 - 228 pages
...excellent Buckminster sought especially to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation, like other boys, but I could not do it. Many a piece did...the day came when the school collected to hear the declamations, when my name was called, and I saw all eyes turned to my seat, I could not raise myself... | |
 | Charles Lanman - 1852 - 82 pages
...excellent Buckminster sought especially to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation, like other boys, but I could not do it. Many a piece did...the day came when the school collected to hear the declamations, when my name was called, and I saw all eyes turned to my seat, I could not raise myself... | |
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I could not make a declamation. I could not speak before the school. The kind and excellent Buckminster sought especially to persuade me to perform the exercise of declamation, like other boys, but I could not do it. Many a piece did I commit to memory,... 
