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Perhaps no better insight into his nature could be desired than his own account of the numerous repetitions of his great Washington discourse . As we read that diary , and then turn to the discourse itself , and study the long roll of ...
Perhaps no better insight into his nature could be desired than his own account of the numerous repetitions of his great Washington discourse . As we read that diary , and then turn to the discourse itself , and study the long roll of ...
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... to poetry , to patriotism ; to art , whether of painting or of sculpture ; to nature in all her varied forms ; and to every conceivable object entering into the pleasures , sufferings , and necessities of our common kind .
... to poetry , to patriotism ; to art , whether of painting or of sculpture ; to nature in all her varied forms ; and to every conceivable object entering into the pleasures , sufferings , and necessities of our common kind .
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... the very geographical features of the country ; mighty rivers that cross the lines of climate , and thus facilitate the interchange of natural and industrial products , while the wonder - working arm of the engineer has levelled the ...
... the very geographical features of the country ; mighty rivers that cross the lines of climate , and thus facilitate the interchange of natural and industrial products , while the wonder - working arm of the engineer has levelled the ...
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His support of the Government and his ultimate hostility to slavery were the natural fruits of copious reading and severe study . It is significant how men of his stamp caught the inspiration of the war , no matter what their previous ...
His support of the Government and his ultimate hostility to slavery were the natural fruits of copious reading and severe study . It is significant how men of his stamp caught the inspiration of the war , no matter what their previous ...
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... and sometimes six pistoles ; ' ' himself his own cook , having no spit but a forked stick , no plate but a large chip ; ' roaming over spurs of the Alleghanies and along the banks of the Shenandoah ; alive to nature , and sometimes ...
... and sometimes six pistoles ; ' ' himself his own cook , having no spit but a forked stick , no plate but a large chip ; ' roaming over spurs of the Alleghanies and along the banks of the Shenandoah ; alive to nature , and sometimes ...
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2 Anecdotes of Public Men, John Wien Forney Library of American civilization |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper, 1881 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2014 |
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