The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page i
... Nature and Laws would be in an ill case , if Slavery should find what to say for itself , and Liberty be mute ; and if tyrants should find men to plead for them , and they that can waste and vanquish tyrants , should not be able to find ...
... Nature and Laws would be in an ill case , if Slavery should find what to say for itself , and Liberty be mute ; and if tyrants should find men to plead for them , and they that can waste and vanquish tyrants , should not be able to find ...
Page xv
... memory of their early attachment . The subject of our narrative entered upon life amidst external circumstances adapted to cherish and develope the higher ele- ments of his nature . The local scenery of Florida WILLIAM HENRY SEWARD . XV.
... memory of their early attachment . The subject of our narrative entered upon life amidst external circumstances adapted to cherish and develope the higher ele- ments of his nature . The local scenery of Florida WILLIAM HENRY SEWARD . XV.
Page xvi
... nature - inheriting from a worthy ancestry the purest senti- ments of honor and patriotism - imbibing , with his mother's milk , the love of truth , freedom , and equality , -- the mind of young Seward early received a powerful impulse ...
... nature - inheriting from a worthy ancestry the purest senti- ments of honor and patriotism - imbibing , with his mother's milk , the love of truth , freedom , and equality , -- the mind of young Seward early received a powerful impulse ...
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... natural equity . As a professional rule , he gives his aid to a weaker party against a stronger , even without compensation , whether his client be right or wrong ; but if a stronger party claims his services against a weaker , he does ...
... natural equity . As a professional rule , he gives his aid to a weaker party against a stronger , even without compensation , whether his client be right or wrong ; but if a stronger party claims his services against a weaker , he does ...
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... natural or conventional impediments , which so long keep back , and so often depress the young aspirant with us , are felt ... nature . Their intellectual predominance only aroused his emula- lation ; nor did he suffer by the comparison ...
... natural or conventional impediments , which so long keep back , and so often depress the young aspirant with us , are felt ... nature . Their intellectual predominance only aroused his emula- lation ; nor did he suffer by the comparison ...
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