The Library of Historic Characters and Famous Events of All Nations and All Ages, Volume 8Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton William Finley & Company, 1896 - Biography |
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... faith in their sincere devotion to justice and liberty , and was assured of their support when aiming to treat the great questions of the day by the highest ethical standards . When he rose above the trifling disputes of local politics ...
... faith in their sincere devotion to justice and liberty , and was assured of their support when aiming to treat the great questions of the day by the highest ethical standards . When he rose above the trifling disputes of local politics ...
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... faith sublime , Till the wise years decide . Great captains , with their guns and drums , Disturb our judgment for the hour , But at last silence comes : These all are gone , and , standing like a tower , Our children shall behold his ...
... faith sublime , Till the wise years decide . Great captains , with their guns and drums , Disturb our judgment for the hour , But at last silence comes : These all are gone , and , standing like a tower , Our children shall behold his ...
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... faith of being in the right ? If the Almighty Ruler of Nations , with his eternal truth and justice , be on your side of the North , or on yours of the South , that truth and that justice will surely prevail , by the judgment of this ...
... faith of being in the right ? If the Almighty Ruler of Nations , with his eternal truth and justice , be on your side of the North , or on yours of the South , that truth and that justice will surely prevail , by the judgment of this ...
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... faith of the triumph of the great cause than even in the moment of its complete success . And the consequence is , that the fame of William H. Seward as a sagacious statesman is more widely spread over every part of the globe than that ...
... faith of the triumph of the great cause than even in the moment of its complete success . And the consequence is , that the fame of William H. Seward as a sagacious statesman is more widely spread over every part of the globe than that ...
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... faith . Not only in Washington , but throughout the loyal States , public sentiment seemed to crystallize into an earnest demand for Grant's dismissal from the army . His victories at Forts Henry and Donelson , which had thrilled the ...
... faith . Not only in Washington , but throughout the loyal States , public sentiment seemed to crystallize into an earnest demand for Grant's dismissal from the army . His victories at Forts Henry and Donelson , which had thrilled the ...
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