Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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... perhaps the possible exception of Mr. Buchanan , whose biography has not appeared , owing to unexpected events . When it is published , we have his own pledge that it will be unstained by the use of any pri- vate correspondence , as we ...
... perhaps the possible exception of Mr. Buchanan , whose biography has not appeared , owing to unexpected events . When it is published , we have his own pledge that it will be unstained by the use of any pri- vate correspondence , as we ...
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... perhaps his un- broken command over them resulted from his silent and sober nature . The foreman of a fire - company and the keeper of a saloon , he never lost his dignity , but would retire to his books whenever he had a moment of ...
... perhaps his un- broken command over them resulted from his silent and sober nature . The foreman of a fire - company and the keeper of a saloon , he never lost his dignity , but would retire to his books whenever he had a moment of ...
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... perhaps , so entirely different in character , ever threw off more sponta- neous jokes . Mr. Stevens rarely told a story . He was strong in repartee , in retort , in quiet interrogatory . He must have been terrible at the cross ...
... perhaps , so entirely different in character , ever threw off more sponta- neous jokes . Mr. Stevens rarely told a story . He was strong in repartee , in retort , in quiet interrogatory . He must have been terrible at the cross ...
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... perhaps , the Cabinet , Mr. Lincoln did not consume five minutes in repeating it . As soon as the people outside saw that he was done , loud cries were raised for Johnson , upon which we hastily retreated PRESIDENT LINCOLN. ...
... perhaps , the Cabinet , Mr. Lincoln did not consume five minutes in repeating it . As soon as the people outside saw that he was done , loud cries were raised for Johnson , upon which we hastily retreated PRESIDENT LINCOLN. ...
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... Perhaps the most dramatic scene that ever took place in the Senate Chamber - old or new - was that between Breckinridge and Colonel E. D. Baker , of Oregon , on the 1st of August , 1861 , five days before the adjournment sine die , in ...
... Perhaps the most dramatic scene that ever took place in the Senate Chamber - old or new - was that between Breckinridge and Colonel E. D. Baker , of Oregon , on the 1st of August , 1861 , five days before the adjournment sine die , in ...
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