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Page 19
And the incident is the more interesting because , just now , the region where I made my money is the point whence one of those empire lines is going forth to penetrate the wilderness and to convert it into a garden - I mean the North ...
And the incident is the more interesting because , just now , the region where I made my money is the point whence one of those empire lines is going forth to penetrate the wilderness and to convert it into a garden - I mean the North ...
Page 41
But he was too interesting a character to be neglected by the able ultras of the South . They saw in his winning manners , attractive appearance , and rare talent for public affairs , exactly the elements they needed in their concealed ...
But he was too interesting a character to be neglected by the able ultras of the South . They saw in his winning manners , attractive appearance , and rare talent for public affairs , exactly the elements they needed in their concealed ...
Page 55
Yet it is interesting to know how they excuse themselves . Consistency is often a species of moral cowardice . Many shelter themselves under this shadow , and lie through a life - time , publicly indorsing an idea they hate in their ...
Yet it is interesting to know how they excuse themselves . Consistency is often a species of moral cowardice . Many shelter themselves under this shadow , and lie through a life - time , publicly indorsing an idea they hate in their ...
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I heard Mr. Buchanan repeat it the last time at the Sunday dinner - table of John T. Sullivan , of Washington , one of the most interesting and genial of men , known and beloved alike at the nation's capital and in Philadelphia .
I heard Mr. Buchanan repeat it the last time at the Sunday dinner - table of John T. Sullivan , of Washington , one of the most interesting and genial of men , known and beloved alike at the nation's capital and in Philadelphia .
Page 77
To add to their present value , it may be interesting to say that the verses subjoined are taken from an autograph copy , forwarded to me yesterday by my dear friend Forrest himself , accompanied by the following note .
To add to their present value , it may be interesting to say that the verses subjoined are taken from an autograph copy , forwarded to me yesterday by my dear friend Forrest himself , accompanied by the following note .
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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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