The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 |
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He has only waited for the time , when they could be produced without exciting a suspicion of personal or partisan objects . That time , in his opinion , has now arrived . It is , however , perhaps too much to expect , even now ...
He has only waited for the time , when they could be produced without exciting a suspicion of personal or partisan objects . That time , in his opinion , has now arrived . It is , however , perhaps too much to expect , even now ...
Page xxi
No reproach can shake his fidelity to objects , of whose worth he has become persuaded . Soon after taking his degree at Union College , Mr. Seward entered the office of John Anthon , Esq . , of the city of New York , as a student at ...
No reproach can shake his fidelity to objects , of whose worth he has become persuaded . Soon after taking his degree at Union College , Mr. Seward entered the office of John Anthon , Esq . , of the city of New York , as a student at ...
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... trial successfully , and after eleven years of arduous labors to have risen to the very foremost rank of his profession , as did Mr. Seward , is in itself an unerring indication of the high character of the object of these remarks .
... trial successfully , and after eleven years of arduous labors to have risen to the very foremost rank of his profession , as did Mr. Seward , is in itself an unerring indication of the high character of the object of these remarks .
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... objects of his political life . Mr. Seward first had occasion to express his convictions on the subject of slavery during the protracted struggle on the admission of Missouri into the Union . He perceived , at that early period ...
... objects of his political life . Mr. Seward first had occasion to express his convictions on the subject of slavery during the protracted struggle on the admission of Missouri into the Union . He perceived , at that early period ...
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It was a sincere and eloquent tribute to the memory of an esteemed companion and friend The monument erected to young Berdan , still forms an interesting object to those who visit the college grounds at Schenectady .
It was a sincere and eloquent tribute to the memory of an esteemed companion and friend The monument erected to young Berdan , still forms an interesting object to those who visit the college grounds at Schenectady .
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