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Page 11
... delighted — the Whigs furious , especially Mr. Greeley , of The Tribune , who had come over to hear Mr. Webster , and who bought several copies of the old speech , thinking it the new one . But Mr. Webster enjoyed it hugely ; and when ...
... delighted — the Whigs furious , especially Mr. Greeley , of The Tribune , who had come over to hear Mr. Webster , and who bought several copies of the old speech , thinking it the new one . But Mr. Webster enjoyed it hugely ; and when ...
Page 12
... delighted to welcome his political adversa- lies , and to make them at home . Let me give one specimen of his liberality . It was my misfortune to differ from the South- ern leaders at an early day , and they resolved to defeat my re ...
... delighted to welcome his political adversa- lies , and to make them at home . Let me give one specimen of his liberality . It was my misfortune to differ from the South- ern leaders at an early day , and they resolved to defeat my re ...
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... delighted to tell his friends what his country must be in the course of years , if our wilderness were opened up by wise and generous legisla- tion . He had none of the small arts that would dwarf great enterprises by counting the ...
... delighted to tell his friends what his country must be in the course of years , if our wilderness were opened up by wise and generous legisla- tion . He had none of the small arts that would dwarf great enterprises by counting the ...
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... delighted in editorial writing , and still occasionally varies his heavy professional toil by the same agreeable relaxation . I have known him to stand up to his tall desk and dash off column after column on for- eign and domestic ...
... delighted in editorial writing , and still occasionally varies his heavy professional toil by the same agreeable relaxation . I have known him to stand up to his tall desk and dash off column after column on for- eign and domestic ...
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... delighted to have his friends around him . His bearing , his dress , his language , indicated none of the hard experience of his youth . He was fond of books , and was a rare judge of men . I have his picture before me as I SENATOR ...
... delighted to have his friends around him . His bearing , his dress , his language , indicated none of the hard experience of his youth . He was fond of books , and was a rare judge of men . I have his picture before me as I SENATOR ...
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