The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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... brought this ruin upon the country . More than that man who might obtain all that wealth and all those honors , would I envy those who should make the sacrifice I have demanded . Sir , if that sacrifice be not made , it is not here that ...
... brought this ruin upon the country . More than that man who might obtain all that wealth and all those honors , would I envy those who should make the sacrifice I have demanded . Sir , if that sacrifice be not made , it is not here that ...
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... brought to the doors of his captivity a national vessel , with their time - honored flag , and bade him to come upon its deck and be conveyed to a land of constitutional freedom - a land where the advocates and champions of universal ...
... brought to the doors of his captivity a national vessel , with their time - honored flag , and bade him to come upon its deck and be conveyed to a land of constitutional freedom - a land where the advocates and champions of universal ...
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... brought me up 80. ' Who brought you up so ? ' The State . They didn't tell you to kill , did they ? Don't know - won't pay me . ' Did you know these folks before you went to prison ? few days before to get work ? to offend you or make ...
... brought me up 80. ' Who brought you up so ? ' The State . They didn't tell you to kill , did they ? Don't know - won't pay me . ' Did you know these folks before you went to prison ? few days before to get work ? to offend you or make ...
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR PAGE Xiij | ix |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK | 1 |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 51 |
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