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Suppose , when I get home to - morrow , I meet my wife , instead of my children , at the door , and on asking for my darlings , she tells me that a man called John C. Calhoun , of South Carolina , and another man called Henry Clay ...
Suppose , when I get home to - morrow , I meet my wife , instead of my children , at the door , and on asking for my darlings , she tells me that a man called John C. Calhoun , of South Carolina , and another man called Henry Clay ...
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James S. Jackson , of Kentucky , one of the bravest and best men I ever knew , stood at my side , and I asked him , sotto voce , to help me out . “ Remember it yourself , you infernal Black Republican , ” was his quick reply , and I ...
James S. Jackson , of Kentucky , one of the bravest and best men I ever knew , stood at my side , and I asked him , sotto voce , to help me out . “ Remember it yourself , you infernal Black Republican , ” was his quick reply , and I ...
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A member of the House who was known for his uncertain course on all questions , and who often confessed that he never fully investigated a mooted point without finding himself a neutral , asked for leave of absence .
A member of the House who was known for his uncertain course on all questions , and who often confessed that he never fully investigated a mooted point without finding himself a neutral , asked for leave of absence .
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I was a boy when first asked into this select circle , with its feast of reason and its flow of soul - its generous inaugural of soup , re - enforced by good wines , and supplemented , after dinner , by unforgotten punch , brewed by the ...
I was a boy when first asked into this select circle , with its feast of reason and its flow of soul - its generous inaugural of soup , re - enforced by good wines , and supplemented , after dinner , by unforgotten punch , brewed by the ...
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He said : “ I honor your determination , but I was selfish enough to hope that you might remain with me ; yet , as you have resolved upon this step , you can always rely upon my friendship ; " then asked if he had any money , to which ...
He said : “ I honor your determination , but I was selfish enough to hope that you might remain with me ; yet , as you have resolved upon this step , you can always rely upon my friendship ; " then asked if he had any money , to which ...
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1 Anecdotes of Public Men, John Wien Forney Library of American civilization |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper, 1873 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2014 |
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