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Title: Good stories for great birthdays, arranged for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Olcott, Frances Jenkins
Subjects: Children's literature Birthdays
Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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as contrary to the Con-stitution of the Colony, and therefore was void. This was a bold resolution. No one else haddared to go so far. It scared many of the mem-bers, and a great storm of opposition arose, butthe young man would not yield. He began to speak, and soon there was flowingfrom his lips a stream of eloquence that tookevery one by surprise? Never had such glowingwords been heard in that old hall. His force andenthusiasm shook the whole Assembly. Finally wrought up to the highest pitch ofindignant Patriotism, he thundered out thememorable words: — Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First hisCromwell, and George the Third— Treason! Treason! cried some of the excitedmembers. But the orator went on: — may profit by their example. If Ihis beTreason, make the most of it! His boldness carried the day. His words wereirresistible. The resolutions were adopted. Vir-ginia took a decided stand. And Patrick Henry, the orator, from thattime was of first rank among American speakers.
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treason! treason! cried some of the EXCITED members * \ THE ORATOR OF THE WAR 319 A zealous and daring Patriot, he had made him-self a power among the People. A Failure that was a Success Who was this man that had dared hurl defianceat the King? A few years before he had been looked uponas one of the most insignificant of men, a failurein everything he undertook, an awkward, ill-dressed, slovenly, lazy fellow, who could noteven speak the kings English correctly. He waslittle better than a tavern lounger, most of histime being spent in hunting and fishing, in play-ing the flute and violin, and in telling amusingstories. He had tried farming and failed. He had madea pretense of studying law, and gained admittanceto the bar, though his legal knowledge was veryslight. Having almost nothing to do in the law,he spent most of his time helping about thetavern at Hanover Court House, kept by hisfather-in-law, who supported him and his family,for he had married early. One day there came up a ca

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