Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 13
... never be forgotten by the hundreds of thousands who hung entranced upon the accents of the orator . Repeated North and South , as the most finished tribute ever paid by genius to patriot- ism , its influence was the greater because it ...
... never be forgotten by the hundreds of thousands who hung entranced upon the accents of the orator . Repeated North and South , as the most finished tribute ever paid by genius to patriot- ism , its influence was the greater because it ...
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... never forget what they did here . It is for us , the living , rather , to be dedicated here to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on . It is rather for us here to be dedicated to the great task remaining before ...
... never forget what they did here . It is for us , the living , rather , to be dedicated here to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on . It is rather for us here to be dedicated to the great task remaining before ...
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... of them would admit that he knew anything about the intentions of the Pres- ident elect ; and though I saw Mr. Buchanan every day , he never even hinted at his possible connection with the incom- ROBERT F. STOCKTON . 33.
... of them would admit that he knew anything about the intentions of the Pres- ident elect ; and though I saw Mr. Buchanan every day , he never even hinted at his possible connection with the incom- ROBERT F. STOCKTON . 33.
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... never tried it again ; and therefore admired Com- modore Stockton's persistency in trying to force the casket of which most of them had the key . At last he resolved upon a bold movement , and he offered , in a somewhat bantering tone ...
... never tried it again ; and therefore admired Com- modore Stockton's persistency in trying to force the casket of which most of them had the key . At last he resolved upon a bold movement , and he offered , in a somewhat bantering tone ...
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... never speak Eng- lish ; ' rarely sleeping in a bed ; holding a bearskin a splendid couch ; glad of a resting - place for the night upon a little hay , straw , or fodder ; and often camping in the forests , where the place nearest the ...
... never speak Eng- lish ; ' rarely sleeping in a bed ; holding a bearskin a splendid couch ; glad of a resting - place for the night upon a little hay , straw , or fodder ; and often camping in the forests , where the place nearest the ...
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