A multitudinous people, outnumbering far the armies of those earlier times, was subdued by his wisdom and eloquence; and this exile, proceeding from place to place, traversing the country, at last, in the very heart of the Kingdom, threw down the gauntlet of the Republic.
In this passage, Sumner describes the impact of a person's wisdom and eloquence on a vast audience, illustrating their influence.
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