Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 27
... Constitution imposes on me . " Reading through the delightful pages in which these strange events are recorded by Mr. Rush , we trace the gradual steps by which Louis Napoleon began to fulfil his aspirations . Not Julius Cæsar himself ...
... Constitution imposes on me . " Reading through the delightful pages in which these strange events are recorded by Mr. Rush , we trace the gradual steps by which Louis Napoleon began to fulfil his aspirations . Not Julius Cæsar himself ...
Page 40
... on the 6th day of February . How had the wisdom of the Old World vainly tasked itself to frame constitutions that could , at least , be the subject of experiment ! The men of Tennessee , in less than twenty - 40 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... on the 6th day of February . How had the wisdom of the Old World vainly tasked itself to frame constitutions that could , at least , be the subject of experiment ! The men of Tennessee , in less than twenty - 40 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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... constitution . Acting under higher influences than they were conscious of , " They wrought in sad sincerity ; Themselves from God they could not free ; They builded better than they knew— The conscious stones to beauty grew . ' " In the ...
... constitution . Acting under higher influences than they were conscious of , " They wrought in sad sincerity ; Themselves from God they could not free ; They builded better than they knew— The conscious stones to beauty grew . ' " In the ...
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... constitution ; but Santa Anna , the Mexican Presi- dent , rejected it , and war ensued and the declaration of Texan independence . Houston was made commander - in - chief of the Texan forces , and , after a campaign of great vigor ...
... constitution ; but Santa Anna , the Mexican Presi- dent , rejected it , and war ensued and the declaration of Texan independence . Houston was made commander - in - chief of the Texan forces , and , after a campaign of great vigor ...
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... Constitution , and the National Intel- ligencer , announcing the defeat of Henry D. Foster , and the election of ... constitutional advisers have heard it . But I saw no signs of woe in the faces of the friends I met this morning . " I ...
... Constitution , and the National Intel- ligencer , announcing the defeat of Henry D. Foster , and the election of ... constitutional advisers have heard it . But I saw no signs of woe in the faces of the friends I met this morning . " I ...
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