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That opened the ball , and , nothing loth , he answered with a story I can never forget ; a story which I believe has ver been forgotten by any one who heard it : “ When I lived in Pittsburgh , gentlemen , ” said the Doctor , “ where I ...
That opened the ball , and , nothing loth , he answered with a story I can never forget ; a story which I believe has ver been forgotten by any one who heard it : “ When I lived in Pittsburgh , gentlemen , ” said the Doctor , “ where I ...
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I believe my Confederate friend has held on to his interest , and I shall be glad if he is as fortunate as I was . Duluth is now the fashion , and I wish it all success , because it can not grow rich without reflecting some of its ...
I believe my Confederate friend has held on to his interest , and I shall be glad if he is as fortunate as I was . Duluth is now the fashion , and I wish it all success , because it can not grow rich without reflecting some of its ...
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He did not think a man any worse for having worked for his living at a trade , nor did he believe him any better . And this theory sprang from the belief that the laboring men of America are seldom true to the bright minds so often ...
He did not think a man any worse for having worked for his living at a trade , nor did he believe him any better . And this theory sprang from the belief that the laboring men of America are seldom true to the bright minds so often ...
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... with masterly ability , had denied that the Rio del Norte was the western boundary , and Mr. Adams had accepted the version of Mr. Delano . I can never forget the following colloquy : MR . DOUGLAS . “ Mr. Chairman , I believe I have ...
... with masterly ability , had denied that the Rio del Norte was the western boundary , and Mr. Adams had accepted the version of Mr. Delano . I can never forget the following colloquy : MR . DOUGLAS . “ Mr. Chairman , I believe I have ...
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... his uncouth , yet entirely natural simplicity of character , and his absolute idolatry of every thing that was happy in nature and in man , would , I believe , have prolonged his life far beyond the Psalmist's age . [ May 21 , 1871. ] ...
... his uncouth , yet entirely natural simplicity of character , and his absolute idolatry of every thing that was happy in nature and in man , would , I believe , have prolonged his life far beyond the Psalmist's age . [ May 21 , 1871. ] ...
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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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