Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... satisfactorily to his fellow - citizens , the duties of the chair of the Commonwealth . He then , to the great advantage of his country , went abroad . He was deputed to represent his Government at the most EDWARD EVERETT . II.
... satisfactorily to his fellow - citizens , the duties of the chair of the Commonwealth . He then , to the great advantage of his country , went abroad . He was deputed to represent his Government at the most EDWARD EVERETT . II.
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John Wien Forney. He was deputed to represent his Government at the most im- portant court of Europe ; and he carried thither many qualities , most of them essential , and all of them ornamental and useful , to fill that high station ...
John Wien Forney. He was deputed to represent his Government at the most im- portant court of Europe ; and he carried thither many qualities , most of them essential , and all of them ornamental and useful , to fill that high station ...
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... Government . the 19th of April , 1861 ( the very day the Massachusetts troops were fired upon in Baltimore ) , he made his first speech against On the rebellion , in Chester Square , Boston , concluding 16 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... Government . the 19th of April , 1861 ( the very day the Massachusetts troops were fired upon in Baltimore ) , he made his first speech against On the rebellion , in Chester Square , Boston , concluding 16 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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... government whose power was felt only in its blessings . And now , friends , fellow - citizens of Gettysburg and Pennsylvania , and you from remoter States , let me again , as we part , invoke your benediction on these hon- ored graves ...
... government whose power was felt only in its blessings . And now , friends , fellow - citizens of Gettysburg and Pennsylvania , and you from remoter States , let me again , as we part , invoke your benediction on these hon- ored graves ...
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... Government of the people , by the people , and for the people shall not perish from the earth . " And so ends this chapter , I fear already too long ; but the character of Edward Everett , though much spoken of , is not so completely ...
... Government of the people , by the people , and for the people shall not perish from the earth . " And so ends this chapter , I fear already too long ; but the character of Edward Everett , though much spoken of , is not so completely ...
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