The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 |
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Page xiv
In 1804 , he was elected to the legislature , and during the continuance of the republicans in power , he was never without one or more offices of public trust . Although not a member of the legal profession , he was appointed First ...
In 1804 , he was elected to the legislature , and during the continuance of the republicans in power , he was never without one or more offices of public trust . Although not a member of the legal profession , he was appointed First ...
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His disgust at this adventure taught him a lesson of wisdom , which he 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 ...
His disgust at this adventure taught him a lesson of wisdom , which he 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 ...
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in the highest circles of society , he has never avoided friendly intercourse with the most obscure and lowly . The patron of struggling merit - cherishing a deep interest in all social and philanthropic movements — watchful to aid the ...
in the highest circles of society , he has never avoided friendly intercourse with the most obscure and lowly . The patron of struggling merit - cherishing a deep interest in all social and philanthropic movements — watchful to aid the ...
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During the whole course of his practice he has 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 .
During the whole course of his practice he has 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 .
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He has 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 ...
He has 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 ...
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