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Then suddenly recollecting the presence of our favorite tragedian , he dropped his tone , and waved his hand , as he turned to Mr. Forrest— " I mean , my dear sir , a mere French actor !! ” We soon after took our leave , and as we ...
Then suddenly recollecting the presence of our favorite tragedian , he dropped his tone , and waved his hand , as he turned to Mr. Forrest— " I mean , my dear sir , a mere French actor !! ” We soon after took our leave , and as we ...
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I got through the struggle triumphantly , but I can never forget the act of the man who , in the darkest hour , extended his helping hand . Nor did his magnanimity stop here . Many of his adherents believed I ought to have supported him ...
I got through the struggle triumphantly , but I can never forget the act of the man who , in the darkest hour , extended his helping hand . Nor did his magnanimity stop here . Many of his adherents believed I ought to have supported him ...
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... to a reception at the British Minister's , and in one of the currents of the throng was carried into a corner where they were serving out the seductive compound known as Roman punch . I had hardly got a glass of it in my hand ...
... to a reception at the British Minister's , and in one of the currents of the throng was carried into a corner where they were serving out the seductive compound known as Roman punch . I had hardly got a glass of it in my hand ...
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The national patronage on the Pacific slope was concentrated in the hands of his colleague , and the young Senator began his career by finding his friends stripped of the power they had fairly won . The disappointment was grievous ...
The national patronage on the Pacific slope was concentrated in the hands of his colleague , and the young Senator began his career by finding his friends stripped of the power they had fairly won . The disappointment was grievous ...
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“ • Link'd with success , assumed and kept with skill , That moulds another's weakness to its will ; Wields with their hands , but still to them unknown , Makes even their mightiest deeds appear his own .
“ • Link'd with success , assumed and kept with skill , That moulds another's weakness to its will ; Wields with their hands , but still to them unknown , Makes even their mightiest deeds appear his own .
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers, 1877 |
| Original from | University of Iowa |
| Digitized | 10 Sep 2015 |
| Length | 444 pages |
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