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Page 40
... Charles J. McDonald , the leader of the Calhounites . At the close of his first eight years in Congress , and at the end of his Speakership of the House , I sat with him in his official room at the Capitol , and heard his eloquent ...
... Charles J. McDonald , the leader of the Calhounites . At the close of his first eight years in Congress , and at the end of his Speakership of the House , I sat with him in his official room at the Capitol , and heard his eloquent ...
Page 48
... Charles Francis , his living grandson , is a more cautious and con- servative personage , while his great - grandsons are spoken of as men of learning and culture . This family is one of the few evi- dences of the transmission of genius ...
... Charles Francis , his living grandson , is a more cautious and con- servative personage , while his great - grandsons are spoken of as men of learning and culture . This family is one of the few evi- dences of the transmission of genius ...
Page 49
... Charles J. Ingersoll , Joseph R. Ingersoll , Lewis C. Levin , and David Wilmot , of Pennsylvania , the first and last afterward in the Senate , and the whole number now in their graves ; Thomas H. Bayley and George C. Dromgoole , of ...
... Charles J. Ingersoll , Joseph R. Ingersoll , Lewis C. Levin , and David Wilmot , of Pennsylvania , the first and last afterward in the Senate , and the whole number now in their graves ; Thomas H. Bayley and George C. Dromgoole , of ...
Page 56
... Charles Reade's wonderful creations , " This book reminds me keenly of the singular adage , that many a romance is history without the proper names , just as many a history is romance with the proper names . " The How well I remember ...
... Charles Reade's wonderful creations , " This book reminds me keenly of the singular adage , that many a romance is history without the proper names , just as many a history is romance with the proper names . " The How well I remember ...
Page 57
... Charles James Faulkner , with his pleasant , smile , dandy dress , and flowing phrases ; James M. Mason , with his Dombey diction and pompous pretense ; R. M. T. Hunter , with his quiet and careful conservatism ; Roger A. Pryor , with ...
... Charles James Faulkner , with his pleasant , smile , dandy dress , and flowing phrases ; James M. Mason , with his Dombey diction and pompous pretense ; R. M. T. Hunter , with his quiet and careful conservatism ; Roger A. Pryor , with ...
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