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We soon after took our leave , and as we descended the stairs , Forrest turned to Mr. Swift and myself , and said : “ Mr. Clay has proved , by the skill with which he can change his manner , and the grace with which he can make an ...
We soon after took our leave , and as we descended the stairs , Forrest turned to Mr. Swift and myself , and said : “ Mr. Clay has proved , by the skill with which he can change his manner , and the grace with which he can make an ...
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Robed in his dressing - gown , he spoke a few minutes , but in a manner I shall never forget . His voice , always clear and sonorous , rolled with deeper volume over the crowd . There was no bitterness , but an inexpressible sadness in ...
Robed in his dressing - gown , he spoke a few minutes , but in a manner I shall never forget . His voice , always clear and sonorous , rolled with deeper volume over the crowd . There was no bitterness , but an inexpressible sadness in ...
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... attracted by the agreeable manners and dazzling wit of my abolition friend . He gradually monopolized their whole attention by his comments on books and men , and his full knowledge of the resources of their own section .
... attracted by the agreeable manners and dazzling wit of my abolition friend . He gradually monopolized their whole attention by his comments on books and men , and his full knowledge of the resources of their own section .
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It is impossible to convey an idea of the manner in which Dr. Elder told this incident , or the effect produced upon the Southern men around him . They listened with profound and breathless interest , and more than one with a pale cheek ...
It is impossible to convey an idea of the manner in which Dr. Elder told this incident , or the effect produced upon the Southern men around him . They listened with profound and breathless interest , and more than one with a pale cheek ...
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To a face of singular , almost feminine beauty , was added the graceful form of an athlete and the manners of a Chesterfield . He took the right side in a community tainted with wrong views . It would have been far easier for him to ...
To a face of singular , almost feminine beauty , was added the graceful form of an athlete and the manners of a Chesterfield . He took the right side in a community tainted with wrong views . It would have been far easier for him to ...
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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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