Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... political cam- paign , in which I supported the Democratic candidate for President , on the plea of sincere devotion to the conciliation of the sections . It was that which led me to vote for Gen- eral Hancock ; and it is my hope that ...
... political cam- paign , in which I supported the Democratic candidate for President , on the plea of sincere devotion to the conciliation of the sections . It was that which led me to vote for Gen- eral Hancock ; and it is my hope that ...
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... politics of the world , with the laws of this country and of nations , with the history and policy of the countries of Europe . And how well these qualities en- abled him to reflect honor upon the literature and character of his native ...
... politics of the world , with the laws of this country and of nations , with the history and policy of the countries of Europe . And how well these qualities en- abled him to reflect honor upon the literature and character of his native ...
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... political harangues , as well as in all the discourses pronounced by Mr. Everett for the last thirty years , he is found en rapport with his fellow - citizens . The subjects are naturally very various , but the thought is always the ...
... political harangues , as well as in all the discourses pronounced by Mr. Everett for the last thirty years , he is found en rapport with his fellow - citizens . The subjects are naturally very various , but the thought is always the ...
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... political , and patriotic . These treasures lie before me in the four volumes of his orations , pub- lished by Little & Brown , of Boston , and I could fill columns with their jewels - their apostrophes to liberty , to Christianity , to ...
... political , and patriotic . These treasures lie before me in the four volumes of his orations , pub- lished by Little & Brown , of Boston , and I could fill columns with their jewels - their apostrophes to liberty , to Christianity , to ...
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... political interests ; a common history ; a common pride in a glorious ancestry ; a common interest in this great heritage of blessings ; the very geographical features of the country ; mighty rivers that cross the lines of climate , and ...
... political interests ; a common history ; a common pride in a glorious ancestry ; a common interest in this great heritage of blessings ; the very geographical features of the country ; mighty rivers that cross the lines of climate , and ...
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