The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page xiv
... never without one or more offices of public trust . Although not a member of the legal profession , he was appointed First Judge of Orange County , in 1815 , which office he held for seven- teen years . His exercise of the judicial ...
... never without one or more offices of public trust . Although not a member of the legal profession , he was appointed First Judge of Orange County , in 1815 , which office he held for seven- teen years . His exercise of the judicial ...
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... never forgot . Returning to college in 1820 , he found the students in a state of great excitement . They had hitherto been divided into two literary societies , the Philomathean and the Adelphic , between which an earnest , but not ...
... never forgot . Returning to college in 1820 , he found the students in a state of great excitement . They had hitherto been divided into two literary societies , the Philomathean and the Adelphic , between which an earnest , but not ...
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... never avoided friendly in- tercourse with the most obscure and lowly . The patron of strug- gling merit - cherishing a deep interest in all social and philan- thropic movements - watchful to aid the unfortunate and forsaken -and ever ...
... never avoided friendly in- tercourse with the most obscure and lowly . The patron of strug- gling merit - cherishing a deep interest in all social and philan- thropic movements - watchful to aid the unfortunate and forsaken -and ever ...
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... never been known to act for a man against a woman ; and was never but once engaged in a cause against the accused ; and that was an instance of extreme outrage by a man upon a young woman . The legal career of Mr. Seward is illustrated ...
... never been known to act for a man against a woman ; and was never but once engaged in a cause against the accused ; and that was an instance of extreme outrage by a man upon a young woman . The legal career of Mr. Seward is illustrated ...
Page xxiv
... never suffered the fear of consequences to silence his voice in defence of freedom , when any practical benefit was at stake ; but he has strictly avoided every act that was adapted to inflict a needless wound upon an opponent , or to ...
... never suffered the fear of consequences to silence his voice in defence of freedom , when any practical benefit was at stake ; but he has strictly avoided every act that was adapted to inflict a needless wound upon an opponent , or to ...
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