Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 10
... hand , and the young judge appealed to the District Attorney to enter a nol . pros . , which that officer sternly declined , on the ground that the ac- cused had confessed his guilt , and that the ends of justice must be vindicated ...
... hand , and the young judge appealed to the District Attorney to enter a nol . pros . , which that officer sternly declined , on the ground that the ac- cused had confessed his guilt , and that the ends of justice must be vindicated ...
Page 15
... hands gather such a halo of luminous illustrations that their likeness seems transformed , and we entertain doubts of their identity ; " what Henry T. Tuckerman wrote : " If Webster is the Michael An- gelo of American oratory , Everett ...
... hands gather such a halo of luminous illustrations that their likeness seems transformed , and we entertain doubts of their identity ; " what Henry T. Tuckerman wrote : " If Webster is the Michael An- gelo of American oratory , Everett ...
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... hand , to which , in all time , it shall be intrusted . May it ever wave in unsullied honor over the dome of the Cap- itol ; from the country's strongholds , on the tented field , on the wave - rocked topmast . It was originally ...
... hand , to which , in all time , it shall be intrusted . May it ever wave in unsullied honor over the dome of the Cap- itol ; from the country's strongholds , on the tented field , on the wave - rocked topmast . It was originally ...
Page 28
... hand and greeted him warmly . Mr. Wikoff bore himself becoming- ly under a recognition so complimentary , the incident having drawn attention from all near enough to witness it . " And now history is again repeating itself . The Emperor ...
... hand and greeted him warmly . Mr. Wikoff bore himself becoming- ly under a recognition so complimentary , the incident having drawn attention from all near enough to witness it . " And now history is again repeating itself . The Emperor ...
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... our successful commerce . " The last moment of his life on earth is at hand . It is the Sabbath of the Lord ; the brightness and beauty of summer SOCIE LIBRARY clothe the fields around him ; Nature is 42 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... our successful commerce . " The last moment of his life on earth is at hand . It is the Sabbath of the Lord ; the brightness and beauty of summer SOCIE LIBRARY clothe the fields around him ; Nature is 42 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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