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... recollecting the presence of our favorite trage- dian , 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 descended the ...
... recollecting the presence of our favorite trage- dian , 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 descended the ...
Page 19
... recollected because it was successful . 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 go- ing forth to penetrate the wilderness and to ...
... recollected because it was successful . 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 go- ing forth to penetrate the wilderness and to ...
Page 30
... recollected every thing , and thus acquired a style all his own . His declamation was peculiar to himself , but his En- glish was exact and pure . Rich and figurative to a degree , it was always classic and correct . Some of his similes ...
... recollected every thing , and thus acquired a style all his own . His declamation was peculiar to himself , but his En- glish was exact and pure . Rich and figurative to a degree , it was always classic and correct . Some of his similes ...
Page 31
... recollect , for fear of doing injustice to his very great talents . His respected widow , living in Philadelphia , has some of his MSS . in her pos- session , and will , I hope , soon present a memoir of her gifted husband . Conrad was ...
... recollect , for fear of doing injustice to his very great talents . His respected widow , living in Philadelphia , has some of his MSS . in her pos- session , and will , I hope , soon present a memoir of her gifted husband . Conrad was ...
Page 44
... recollect , too , what , save to send aid and comfort to the enemy , do these predictions amount to ? Every word thus ut- tered falls as a note of inspiration upon every Confederate ear . Every sound thus uttered is a word ( and ...
... recollect , too , what , save to send aid and comfort to the enemy , do these predictions amount to ? Every word thus ut- tered falls as a note of inspiration upon every Confederate ear . Every sound thus uttered is a word ( and ...
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