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Page 83
... cause of his depression , and an index to his aspirations . After this conversation and the ride were over , he probably arrived at a country tavern , and there spent the evening in telling stories to his brother lawyers , and in ...
... cause of his depression , and an index to his aspirations . After this conversation and the ride were over , he probably arrived at a country tavern , and there spent the evening in telling stories to his brother lawyers , and in ...
Page 88
... cause of his diffi- culty . It seemed certain that somebody would be obliged to fight a duel with Mr. Shields , or be branded by him as a cow- ard ; and Mr. Francis , though entirely responsible for the pub- lication of a lady's poem ...
... cause of his diffi- culty . It seemed certain that somebody would be obliged to fight a duel with Mr. Shields , or be branded by him as a cow- ard ; and Mr. Francis , though entirely responsible for the pub- lication of a lady's poem ...
Page 94
... cause of political iniquity and bad government . It was not strange , therefore , in the first gush of his disappointment , that he made a new resolution to let politics alone , and attend more devotedly to the duties of his profession ...
... cause of political iniquity and bad government . It was not strange , therefore , in the first gush of his disappointment , that he made a new resolution to let politics alone , and attend more devotedly to the duties of his profession ...
Page 100
... cause his own , and had advocated his election with an enthusiasm which no personal object could have excited in him , he re- ceived in his district a majority of one thousand five hundred and eleven votes to the nine hundred and ...
... cause his own , and had advocated his election with an enthusiasm which no personal object could have excited in him , he re- ceived in his district a majority of one thousand five hundred and eleven votes to the nine hundred and ...
Page 102
... cause of war against Mexico long before the breaking out of hostilities ; but even then we forbore to take redress into our own hands until Mexico herself became the aggressor , by invading our soil in hostile array , and shedding the ...
... cause of war against Mexico long before the breaking out of hostilities ; but even then we forbore to take redress into our own hands until Mexico herself became the aggressor , by invading our soil in hostile array , and shedding the ...
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