Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... born in Madi- son County , New York , June 10 , 1815 , and died December 25 , 1876 . II . EDWARD EVERETT , THE CLASSIC ORATOR . EDWARD EVERETT , of Massachusetts , was the ideal of public and private virtue . He was placid , cool ...
... born in Madi- son County , New York , June 10 , 1815 , and died December 25 , 1876 . II . EDWARD EVERETT , THE CLASSIC ORATOR . EDWARD EVERETT , of Massachusetts , was the ideal of public and private virtue . He was placid , cool ...
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... born at Dorchester , Massachusetts , on the 11th of April , 1794 , and died at Boston on the 16th of Janu- ary , 1865 , literally in harness , just after he had returned from the delivery of an oration at Savannah for the relief of ...
... born at Dorchester , Massachusetts , on the 11th of April , 1794 , and died at Boston on the 16th of Janu- ary , 1865 , literally in harness , just after he had returned from the delivery of an oration at Savannah for the relief of ...
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... born in Philadelphia , August 29 , 1780 , and died in the same city July 30 , 1859. His life was honora- ble , his death peaceful , and his name is preserved by a patriot- ic and faithful posterity . IV . ROBERT F. STOCKTON , THE ...
... born in Philadelphia , August 29 , 1780 , and died in the same city July 30 , 1859. His life was honora- ble , his death peaceful , and his name is preserved by a patriot- ic and faithful posterity . IV . ROBERT F. STOCKTON , THE ...
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... born near Princeton , in that State , in 1796 , and died there October 7 , 1866. Inheriting many of the qualities of his great ancestor , his career was longer , more varied , and , if pos- sible , more exciting . He began the battle of ...
... born near Princeton , in that State , in 1796 , and died there October 7 , 1866. Inheriting many of the qualities of his great ancestor , his career was longer , more varied , and , if pos- sible , more exciting . He began the battle of ...
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... born at Worcester , Massachusetts , Oc- tober 31 , 1800 ) , a genial philosopher , at peace with the world and himself . He is an early riser , and does his work generally before two o'clock in the afternoon , after which he rides and ...
... born at Worcester , Massachusetts , Oc- tober 31 , 1800 ) , a genial philosopher , at peace with the world and himself . He is an early riser , and does his work generally before two o'clock in the afternoon , after which he rides and ...
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