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There was something sublime in the ardor and boldness and majesty with which he spoke.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “There was something sublime in the ardor and boldness and majesty with which he spoke.”
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Sumner's speech was noted for its passionate delivery and powerful rhetoric against slavery.
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