Charles Sumner: “His words were swift, and sharp as a cimeter,--or, borrowing an…”

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His words were swift, and sharp as a cimeter,--or, borrowing an illustration from an opposite quarter, he “shot flying” and with unerring aim.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner uses vivid imagery to describe the sharpness of a senator's words in debate.

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Charles Sumner: “His words were swift, and sharp as a cimeter,--or, borrowing an illustration from an opposite quarter, he “shot flying”…”