...and durable public greatness ? After all, this is the thought I would VOL. I. 34 present to you, — is there a surer way of achieving the boast of Themistocles,...practical things ; by beginning" at the cradle, by touching the infant lip with fire from heaven ; by perfecting the methods of the free schools, and...

...and durable public greatness'( After all, this is the thought I would VOL. i. 34 present to you,—is there a surer way of achieving the boast of Themistocles,...of practical things; by beginning at the cradle, by touching the infant lip with fire from heaven; by perfecting the methods of the free schools, and of...

...industrious, thrifty, ingenious and thoughtful, it has achieved the boast of the Grecian statesman, that he knew how to make a small State a great one, and given us a name and a praise in the land. How is this pre-eminence to be maintained, but by pursuing...

...towering and durable public greatness ? After all, this is the thought I would present to you, — is there a surer way of achieving the boast of Themistocles,...practical things ; by beginning at the cradle, by touching the infant lip with fire from heaven ; by perfecting the methods of the free schools, and...

...a towering and durable public greatness? After all, this is the thought I would present to you, — is there a surer way of achieving the boast of Themistocles...knew how to make a small state a great one, than by making.it wise, bright, knowing, apprenhensive and quick witted, ingenious, thoughtful, by communicating...

...towering and durable public greatness? After all, this is the thought I would present to you,—is there a surer way of achieving the boast of Themistocles,...of practical things; by beginning at the cradle, by touching the infant lip with fire from heaven; by perfecting the methods of the free schools, and of...