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I never met Daniel Webster , as was natural on account of my connection with the Democratic party , but I often recall two incidents in connection with him . It was , I think , about the time Robert J. Walker's tariff of 1846 was passed ...
I never met Daniel Webster , as was natural on account of my connection with the Democratic party , but I often recall two incidents in connection with him . It was , I think , about the time Robert J. Walker's tariff of 1846 was passed ...
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... them resulted from his silent and sober nature . The foreman of a fire - company and the keeper of a saloon , he never lost his dignity , but would retire to his books whenever he had a moment of leisure . Removing to California in ...
... them resulted from his silent and sober nature . The foreman of a fire - company and the keeper of a saloon , he never lost his dignity , but would retire to his books whenever he had a moment of leisure . Removing to California in ...
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The disappointment was grievous , but it called out all his better nature . He devoted himself to his studies and his duties with renewed assiduity . He always lived like a gentleman . Generous to a fault , he delighted to have his ...
The disappointment was grievous , but it called out all his better nature . He devoted himself to his studies and his duties with renewed assiduity . He always lived like a gentleman . Generous to a fault , he delighted to have his ...
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It is not long since I served an apprenticeship of five years at one of the most laborious mechanical trades pursued by man - a trade that from its nature devotes its follower to thought , but debårs him from conversation .
It is not long since I served an apprenticeship of five years at one of the most laborious mechanical trades pursued by man - a trade that from its nature devotes its follower to thought , but debårs him from conversation .
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... sure I had the best of him : but neither side knew that more than once the severest things we said of each other were written when we were dining together at the same table , and in the midst of mutual discussion and good nature .
... sure I had the best of him : but neither side knew that more than once the severest things we said of each other were written when we were dining together at the same table , and in the midst of mutual discussion and good nature .
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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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