The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private and Official, His Public Documents, and His Speeches, Volume 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1842 - Legislators |
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... honors . " I hasten this communication , in order that Congress may adopt such measures as may be proper , to testify their sense of the respect which is due to the memory of one whose life has contributed so essentially to the ...
... honors . " I hasten this communication , in order that Congress may adopt such measures as may be proper , to testify their sense of the respect which is due to the memory of one whose life has contributed so essentially to the ...
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... honors , Mr. President , are there , by which we can do justice to a character which history will hold up to future ages as a model of public and private virtues , not surpassed by the brightest examples in ancient or modern times ? Sir ...
... honors , Mr. President , are there , by which we can do justice to a character which history will hold up to future ages as a model of public and private virtues , not surpassed by the brightest examples in ancient or modern times ? Sir ...
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... honors , ' has just been announced by the message of the President of the United States , has induced the Virginia delegation to de- volve upon me , the mournful duty of proposing for the adoption of the House , the resolution I am ...
... honors , ' has just been announced by the message of the President of the United States , has induced the Virginia delegation to de- volve upon me , the mournful duty of proposing for the adoption of the House , the resolution I am ...
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... honor and glory . It is engraved on every pillar of that splendid fabric of constitutional liberty under which we live . It is identified with the existence of that glorious union of confederated States which he contributed so ...
... honor and glory . It is engraved on every pillar of that splendid fabric of constitutional liberty under which we live . It is identified with the existence of that glorious union of confederated States which he contributed so ...
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... honors of the highest station that ambition can ever attain . " Of the public life of JAMES MADISON , what could I say that is not deeply impressed upon the memory and upon the heart of every one within the sound of my voice ? Of his ...
... honors of the highest station that ambition can ever attain . " Of the public life of JAMES MADISON , what could I say that is not deeply impressed upon the memory and upon the heart of every one within the sound of my voice ? Of his ...
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