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Webster said of England, 'that her morning drum-beat circles the earth with an unbroken strain of her martial airs,' we can at least say that before the sun sets upon Alaska he has risen upon Maine.
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Hoar quotes a powerful metaphor about the reach of American influence, comparing it to a famous statement by Webster.
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