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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 30: addresses before colleges and lyceums.—active interest in reforms.—friendships.—personal life.—1845-1850. (search)
character and work of the four illustrious men, his thought was all the while on the causes of peace and freedom which he had espoused. One report says: He spoke without notes, and with a clear and distinct elocution and easy manner, enchanting the attention of the audience for two hours. He was frequently interrupted by impassioned applause, and carried with him throughout the earnest attention and apparently the sympathy of the audience. Nathan Hale, Jr., in the Boston Advertiser, Aug. 28, 1846. Boston Atlas, August 28. E. P. Whipple, in the Boston Courier, August 28, noted the vitality of the oration as pre-eminently deserving attention, and how it came warm from the orator's own nature in the very language of thought and feeling. A large part of the audience were without seats, but their attention was unwearied to the end. As he concluded, many gathered about him to give their congratulations,—among them the venerable Ex-President Adams, who then attended the services of the