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... 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 descended the stairs , For- rest turned to Mr. Swift and myself , and said : “ Mr. Clay has proved , by the ...
... 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 descended the stairs , For- rest turned to Mr. Swift and myself , and said : “ Mr. Clay has proved , by the ...
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... hand . Nor did his magnanimity stop here . Many of his adherents believed I ought to have supported him for ... hands . As I find leisure I will try to give you a few more anecdotes of the public men I have met or known , or heard others ...
... hand . Nor did his magnanimity stop here . Many of his adherents believed I ought to have supported him for ... hands . As I find leisure I will try to give you a few more anecdotes of the public men I have met or known , or heard others ...
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... hand when I found myself in the presence of Colonel Benton . He greeted me kindly , and as we enjoyed our punch he quietly remarked , " I got your letter , but I did not proceed because I know you assumed the responsi- bility that ...
... hand when I found myself in the presence of Colonel Benton . He greeted me kindly , and as we enjoyed our punch he quietly remarked , " I got your letter , but I did not proceed because I know you assumed the responsi- bility that ...
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... 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 , but it called out all his bet- ter nature . He devoted himself to his ...
... 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 , but it called out all his bet- ter nature . He devoted himself to his ...
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... hands , but still to them unknown , Makes even their mightiest deeds appear his own . ' " I suppose , sir , the Senator from South Carolina did not in- tend to be personal in his remarks to any of his peers upon this floor . If I had ...
... hands , but still to them unknown , Makes even their mightiest deeds appear his own . ' " I suppose , sir , the Senator from South Carolina did not in- tend to be personal in his remarks to any of his peers upon this floor . If I had ...
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