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land.' As a logic-fencer, or Parliamentary Hercules, one would incline to back him at first sight against all the extant world. The tanned complexion; that amorphous, crag-like face; the dull black eyes under the precipice of brows, like dull anthracite furnaces, needing only to be blown; the mastiff-mouth accurately closed; I have not traced so much of silent Berserker rage that I remember of, in any man. I guess I should not like to be your nigger! Webster is not loquacious, but he is pertinent, conclusive; a dignified, perfectly bred man, though not English in breeding; a man worthy of the best reception among us, and meeting such, I understand." Such was the effect produced by Mr. Webster when in England; and it was a universal impression. Wherever he went men felt in the depths of their being the amazing force of his personal presence. He could control an audience by a look; and could extort applause from hostile listeners by a mere glance.
His personal friend, Peter Harvey, in his Life of Webster, tells us more about his wonderful physique. He says: "As he matured in life he grew stronger. His early indulgence in field-sports confirmed his health; and provided him at last with unusual physical vigor and strength. He was a capital wrestler; and often, when his two sons had become men, he would challenge them to wrestle; and could readily throw either of them. The habit of out-door recreation was continued throughout his life. Of Mr. Webster's daily habits, when free from all restraints of company, I think I may say, without egotism, that I know as much as any man; for I was with him a great deal; and of course my presence imposed no restraint upon him. During the heated controversy about nullification, they usually became personal in their debates. Some-
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