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Page xiii
... party , and on more than one occasion during the long struggle , was engaged in active service . He died in 1799 , leaving a family of ten chil- dren . His son , Samuel S. Seward , received an academic and professional education ...
... party , and on more than one occasion during the long struggle , was engaged in active service . He died in 1799 , leaving a family of ten chil- dren . His son , Samuel S. Seward , received an academic and professional education ...
Page xiv
... party . In 1804 , he was elected to the legisla- ture , 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 ...
... party . In 1804 , he was elected to the legisla- ture , 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 ...
Page xvi
... party of boys espied the abstracted herdsman , and dis- turbed his studious reveries with a volley of small stones . Re- solved not to be disturbed in his reading by the missiles of his thoughtless companions , he turned his back ...
... party of boys espied the abstracted herdsman , and dis- turbed his studious reveries with a volley of small stones . Re- solved not to be disturbed in his reading by the missiles of his thoughtless companions , he turned his back ...
Page xviii
... parties and things concerned . 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 ...
... parties and things concerned . 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 ...
Page xxii
... 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 not engage in the suit without a clear conviction of its justice , what ...
... 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 not engage in the suit without a clear conviction of its justice , what ...
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