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...orator tells us that "a Longfellow sings in simplicity, and as the belligerent storms gather in the northern heaven, a Stonewall Jackson unsheathes his sacred sword." Both succeeded because "labor, continuous labor, was their motto," and without this no one can succeed. "Cross Plains needed some person to teach her sons and daughters this, and when they employed this modern 'Socrates,' it was the right man in the right place." The modern Socrates is the "stern, inflexible father and teacher, President John M. Walton," whose "fame has spread like the little cloud that arose out of the Arabian deserts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH AND ETIQUETTE. | 1/26/1877 | See Source »

Strong knee to knee and bloody sword to sword...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOUR EXAMINATIONS. | 12/15/1876 | See Source »

...brought matters to a head; the whole town broke out in revolt. The men assembled round an aged tree, called the Rebellion Tree, or the Charter Oak. Here they were taken command of by C. I. Washington. This leader is famous only for carrying a hatchet instead of a sword. The war raged violently for four or seven years, - accounts differ; during a battle in the town, Hollis Hall, one of the principal buildings, was burnt. The final battle was at a place that went by the name of "The Annuals." The government was completely defeated, and fell into...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STORY OF HARVARD. | 4/7/1876 | See Source »

...drives them with sword of fire...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DANISH LEGEND. | 6/25/1875 | See Source »

Fleeing the sword and brand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DANISH LEGEND. | 6/25/1875 | See Source »

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