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That opened the ball , and , nothing loth , he answered with a story I can never forget ; a story which I believe has never been forgotten by any one who heard it : “ When I lived in Pittsburgh , gentlemen , " said the Doctor , “ where ...
That opened the ball , and , nothing loth , he answered with a story I can never forget ; a story which I believe has never been forgotten by any one who heard it : “ When I lived in Pittsburgh , gentlemen , " said the Doctor , “ where ...
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Mr. Stevens rarely told a story . He was strong in repartee , in retort , in quiet interrogatory . He must have been terrible at the cross - examination of a witness . There is nothing finer , as I think , in the annals of humor than ...
Mr. Stevens rarely told a story . He was strong in repartee , in retort , in quiet interrogatory . He must have been terrible at the cross - examination of a witness . There is nothing finer , as I think , in the annals of humor than ...
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He delighted in parables and stories . His treasures of memory were inexhaustible . He never failed for an illustration . He liked the short farce better than the five - act tragedy . He would shout PRESIDENT LINCOLN .
He delighted in parables and stories . His treasures of memory were inexhaustible . He never failed for an illustration . He liked the short farce better than the five - act tragedy . He would shout PRESIDENT LINCOLN .
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But to my story . I sat in the gallery of the old House , now the glorious receptacle which I hope decent courage in our public men will secure from the profanation of being a sepulchre for every dead - beat in the way of art , where ...
But to my story . I sat in the gallery of the old House , now the glorious receptacle which I hope decent courage in our public men will secure from the profanation of being a sepulchre for every dead - beat in the way of art , where ...
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... its story and its triumphs , our Republic has become confederate alike with the liberty sentiment of the world and with the majestic power of human sympathy to propagate itself , and hence its flag is destined to wave not only over ...
... its story and its triumphs , our Republic has become confederate alike with the liberty sentiment of the world and with the majestic power of human sympathy to propagate itself , and hence its flag is destined to wave not only over ...
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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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