Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... heart , for the benefit of his fellow - creatures . He spoke an address of welcome to Lafayette in 1824 ; was a Represen- tative in Congress ten years , from 1825 to 1835 ; Governor of Massachusetts four years , from 1836 to 1840 ...
... heart , for the benefit of his fellow - creatures . He spoke an address of welcome to Lafayette in 1824 ; was a Represen- tative in Congress ten years , from 1825 to 1835 ; Governor of Massachusetts four years , from 1836 to 1840 ...
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... heart , and strength to the hand , to which , in all time , it shall be intrusted . May it ever wave in unsullied ... hearts of the living EDWARD EVERETT . 17.
... heart , and strength to the hand , to which , in all time , it shall be intrusted . May it ever wave in unsullied ... hearts of the living EDWARD EVERETT . 17.
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John Wien Forney. ful occasion , and with the hearts of the living mass throbbing for the thousands of heroes who slept beneath the sod . On all sides stretched the battle - field ; and from Cemetery Hill the eloquent words of Everett ...
John Wien Forney. ful occasion , and with the hearts of the living mass throbbing for the thousands of heroes who slept beneath the sod . On all sides stretched the battle - field ; and from Cemetery Hill the eloquent words of Everett ...
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... heart of the people North and South is for the Union . Indications too plain to be mistaken an- nounce the fact both in the East and the West of the States in rebellion . In North Carolina and Arkansas the fatal charm at length is ...
... heart of the people North and South is for the Union . Indications too plain to be mistaken an- nounce the fact both in the East and the West of the States in rebellion . In North Carolina and Arkansas the fatal charm at length is ...
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... to be for- gotten . As they fell from Mr. Everett's lips , he looked like a prophet of old , and every heart palpitated Amen . But the f great scene of all was when Abraham Lincoln rose , 20 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... to be for- gotten . As they fell from Mr. Everett's lips , he looked like a prophet of old , and every heart palpitated Amen . But the f great scene of all was when Abraham Lincoln rose , 20 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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