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Orange Jacobs: “He spoke in eloquent terms of the sacred walls within which poets, philosophers, statesmen, lawyers, great divines and…”

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He spoke in eloquent terms of the sacred walls within which poets, philosophers, statesmen, lawyers, great divines and warriors, if not born, received their inspiration and were qualified for their grand missions.
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Orange Jacobs
Republican · Washington

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Orange Jacobs praised Loring's eloquence in discussing the inspirational role of sacred institutions.

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