Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... father and mother were miserably poor , and that , in desperation , he had broken into a corn - crib and supplied the family with Believing , from the lad's manner , that he was worthy of corn . being reclaimed , he called on a neighbor ...
... father and mother were miserably poor , and that , in desperation , he had broken into a corn - crib and supplied the family with Believing , from the lad's manner , that he was worthy of corn . being reclaimed , he called on a neighbor ...
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... fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation , conceived in liberty , and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal . Now we are engaged in a great civil war , testing whether that nation , or any nation so ...
... fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation , conceived in liberty , and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal . Now we are engaged in a great civil war , testing whether that nation , or any nation so ...
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... father , Dr. Rush , in Philadelphia . He con- versed with the French King about the triumphs of our arms in Mexico ; compared notes with the members of the Academy , maintained a delightful intercourse with Mr. Walsh , the inval- uable ...
... father , Dr. Rush , in Philadelphia . He con- versed with the French King about the triumphs of our arms in Mexico ; compared notes with the members of the Academy , maintained a delightful intercourse with Mr. Walsh , the inval- uable ...
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... father was the well- known John Davis , of Massachusetts , who , while a Senator in Congress , charged James Buchanan with being in favor of " ten cents a day " as the wages of American labor — a statement which led to a somewhat angry ...
... father was the well- known John Davis , of Massachusetts , who , while a Senator in Congress , charged James Buchanan with being in favor of " ten cents a day " as the wages of American labor — a statement which led to a somewhat angry ...
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... fathers , and Napoleon the Third , who made Paris almost a Paradise in 1867 , has followed them to the mys- terious world . VI . THE WAR GOVERNORS NORTH AND SOUTH DURING THE RE- BELLION . WHEN Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President ...
... fathers , and Napoleon the Third , who made Paris almost a Paradise in 1867 , has followed them to the mys- terious world . VI . THE WAR GOVERNORS NORTH AND SOUTH DURING THE RE- BELLION . WHEN Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President ...
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