Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... once replied in the affirmative . He said his 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 ...
... once replied in the affirmative . He said his 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 ...
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... once heard him speak of his relations to public men at home and abroad , and I can see him in my mind's eye , with his careful dress and studied manners , and almost hear his slow and measured accents . He wrote much , and was a ...
... once heard him speak of his relations to public men at home and abroad , and I can see him in my mind's eye , with his careful dress and studied manners , and almost hear his slow and measured accents . He wrote much , and was a ...
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... once sailor , statesman , and diplomatist . As commander of the frig- ate Erie , in 1821 , he was instrumental in purchasing from Af- rica the original site of the Republic of Liberia . During this cruise he captured a number of slavers ...
... once sailor , statesman , and diplomatist . As commander of the frig- ate Erie , in 1821 , he was instrumental in purchasing from Af- rica the original site of the Republic of Liberia . During this cruise he captured a number of slavers ...
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... Once I tested him , and he grew as cold as ice , merely adding that I had forgotten General Jackson's story of the man who made his fortune by minding his own business . I never tried it again ; and therefore admired Com- modore ...
... Once I tested him , and he grew as cold as ice , merely adding that I had forgotten General Jackson's story of the man who made his fortune by minding his own business . I never tried it again ; and therefore admired Com- modore ...
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... once elected to the United States Senate , and held his seat till 1859 , when he returned to Texas and was chosen Governor by the people . He was thrown into the very vortex of the Rebellion , and was sorely tested . He never forgot his ...
... once elected to the United States Senate , and held his seat till 1859 , when he returned to Texas and was chosen Governor by the people . He was thrown into the very vortex of the Rebellion , and was sorely tested . He never forgot his ...
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