Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 21
... equal . Now we are engaged in a great civil war , testing whether that nation , or any nation so conceived and so dedicated , can long endure . We are met on a great battle - field of that war ; we are met to dedicate a portion of it as ...
... equal . Now we are engaged in a great civil war , testing whether that nation , or any nation so conceived and so dedicated , can long endure . We are met on a great battle - field of that war ; we are met to dedicate a portion of it as ...
Page 23
... equal celebrity . His notes of the numerous dip- lomatic consultations and social reunions are charmingly writ- ten . He was in London when George the Third died ; saw the coronation of George the Fourth , July 20 , 1821 ; and was ...
... equal celebrity . His notes of the numerous dip- lomatic consultations and social reunions are charmingly writ- ten . He was in London when George the Third died ; saw the coronation of George the Fourth , July 20 , 1821 ; and was ...
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... equal rank from another post to re- port immediately to Governor Brough , and directed the delin- quent to await the decision of the department . As he took his leave , he grimly admitted that he had no idea that lightning could strike ...
... equal rank from another post to re- port immediately to Governor Brough , and directed the delin- quent to await the decision of the department . As he took his leave , he grimly admitted that he had no idea that lightning could strike ...
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... equal to the new and grave duties imposed upon him . When all was distrust and hesita- tion in Washington - before the bombardment of Sumter- and when it was doubted by many whether the North would agree to maintain the unity of the ...
... equal to the new and grave duties imposed upon him . When all was distrust and hesita- tion in Washington - before the bombardment of Sumter- and when it was doubted by many whether the North would agree to maintain the unity of the ...
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... equal to his friends - as he himself said of his great rival Harry Flood - and was more than equal to his foes . When he spoke , the infirmities and deformities of man disap- peared in a blaze of glory . His eloquence was more than hu ...
... equal to his friends - as he himself said of his great rival Harry Flood - and was more than equal to his foes . When he spoke , the infirmities and deformities of man disap- peared in a blaze of glory . His eloquence was more than hu ...
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