Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 14
... side forty years after this , I could only regret that what he said could not have been transferred to paper . He spoke as one inspired , and with a fulness , com- pleteness , and simplicity I had never noticed in any other pub- lic man ...
... side forty years after this , I could only regret that what he said could not have been transferred to paper . He spoke as one inspired , and with a fulness , com- pleteness , and simplicity I had never noticed in any other pub- lic man ...
Page 16
... side , his separation from political friends , and especially his labors to impress upon the people of the South the neces- sity for obedience to the laws , everything that was aggressive and resentful in his nature - if , indeed , he ...
... side , his separation from political friends , and especially his labors to impress upon the people of the South the neces- sity for obedience to the laws , everything that was aggressive and resentful in his nature - if , indeed , he ...
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... sides stretched the battle - field ; and from Cemetery Hill the eloquent words of Everett were spoken , followed by the more brief and more immortal sentences of Abraham Lincoln . As I recur to that day , it is mournful to recall the ...
... sides stretched the battle - field ; and from Cemetery Hill the eloquent words of Everett were spoken , followed by the more brief and more immortal sentences of Abraham Lincoln . As I recur to that day , it is mournful to recall the ...
Page 19
... side by side on the perilous ridges of the battle . You now feel it a new bond of union that they shall lie side by side till a clarion louder than that which marshalled them to the combat shall EDWARD EVERETT . 19.
... side by side on the perilous ridges of the battle . You now feel it a new bond of union that they shall lie side by side till a clarion louder than that which marshalled them to the combat shall EDWARD EVERETT . 19.
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... sides of par- ties ; loved Jackson , hated Van Buren ; was a loud Harrison . man in 1840 , and one of the Tyler guard in 1841-44 . He ar- dently supported Polk against Clay , and hence , perhaps , his tribute to the Democratic leaders ...
... sides of par- ties ; loved Jackson , hated Van Buren ; was a loud Harrison . man in 1840 , and one of the Tyler guard in 1841-44 . He ar- dently supported Polk against Clay , and hence , perhaps , his tribute to the Democratic leaders ...
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