Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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... hour next morning . The town was hungry to see it , and its surprise may be readily conceived when at dawn of the succeeding day The Pennsylvanian , the Demo- cratic organ , then under my direction , appeared with Mr. " Web- ster's ...
... hour next morning . The town was hungry to see it , and its surprise may be readily conceived when at dawn of the succeeding day The Pennsylvanian , the Demo- cratic organ , then under my direction , appeared with Mr. " Web- ster's ...
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... hour , extended his help- ing hand . Nor did his magnanimity stop here . Many of his adherents believed I ought to have supported him for President in 1856 , when his name was used as a candidate for re - election ; but he said : " I do ...
... hour , extended his help- ing hand . Nor did his magnanimity stop here . Many of his adherents believed I ought to have supported him for President in 1856 , when his name was used as a candidate for re - election ; but he said : " I do ...
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... hour , when he exclaimed , " This is the last of earth , " ob served the custom . The rare summary of the second President of a really great family , covering nearly two generations , has not yet seen the light , and will not , I ...
... hour , when he exclaimed , " This is the last of earth , " ob served the custom . The rare summary of the second President of a really great family , covering nearly two generations , has not yet seen the light , and will not , I ...
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... hours every day no more agreeably and usefully than by keeping a journal . Begun after school - time while they are boys and girls , and continued as they advance in life , it will be at once monitor and guide to themselves , and may be ...
... hours every day no more agreeably and usefully than by keeping a journal . Begun after school - time while they are boys and girls , and continued as they advance in life , it will be at once monitor and guide to themselves , and may be ...
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... hour with him which did not furnish me with new ideas . He grasped and understood most questions thoroughly . When he read was always a mystery . Social to a degree , dining out almost daily when not entertaining his friends at his own ...
... hour with him which did not furnish me with new ideas . He grasped and understood most questions thoroughly . When he read was always a mystery . Social to a degree , dining out almost daily when not entertaining his friends at his own ...
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