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... thing I did , after getting to Chi- cago , was to go out to look on the monument to Stephen A. Douglas , on the ... things , drawing the contrast between the vital and vigorous champion- ship of Douglas of this stupendous work and the ...
... thing I did , after getting to Chi- cago , was to go out to look on the monument to Stephen A. Douglas , on the ... things , drawing the contrast between the vital and vigorous champion- ship of Douglas of this stupendous work and the ...
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... thing . Conrad , in his prime , was a model of manly beauty . His au- burn hair , his delicate complexion , his musical voice , made a strong contrast with the tall , somewhat ungainly figure , swarthy skin , black hair , and discordant ...
... thing . Conrad , in his prime , was a model of manly beauty . His au- burn hair , his delicate complexion , his musical voice , made a strong contrast with the tall , somewhat ungainly figure , swarthy skin , black hair , and discordant ...
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... 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 and out- bursts ...
... 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 and out- bursts ...
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... 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 . There were not many days of that heated and angry period that we did not meet as bosom ...
... 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 . There were not many days of that heated and angry period that we did not meet as bosom ...
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... for wit is apt to become responsible for all the best jokes , old and new . Many a Joe Miller was and is still credited to Thaddeus Stevens and Abra- THADDEUS STEVENS . 37 ham Lincoln . Things they never 36 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... for wit is apt to become responsible for all the best jokes , old and new . Many a Joe Miller was and is still credited to Thaddeus Stevens and Abra- THADDEUS STEVENS . 37 ham Lincoln . Things they never 36 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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