Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... result . No period of our history has witnessed more intense devo- tion to great party leaders than that of which we write . Of eminent statesmen , whose names were still invoked , none had filled larger space than did Henry Clay and ...
... result . No period of our history has witnessed more intense devo- tion to great party leaders than that of which we write . Of eminent statesmen , whose names were still invoked , none had filled larger space than did Henry Clay and ...
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... result . As the days passed and the time approached for the joint session of the Senate and the House , for the purpose of count- ing the electoral votes and declaring the result , the tension became greater , and partisan feeling more ...
... result . As the days passed and the time approached for the joint session of the Senate and the House , for the purpose of count- ing the electoral votes and declaring the result , the tension became greater , and partisan feeling more ...
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... history . Time , the great healer , will bring a balm to those who feel sick at heart because of this grievous wrong . But who can estimate , what seer can foretell , the evils that may result IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 17.
... history . Time , the great healer , will bring a balm to those who feel sick at heart because of this grievous wrong . But who can estimate , what seer can foretell , the evils that may result IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 17.
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... result to us and our children from this judgment ? Fortunate , indeed , will it be for this country if our people lose not faith in popular insti- tutions ; fortunate , indeed , if they abate not their confidence in the integrity of ...
... result to us and our children from this judgment ? Fortunate , indeed , will it be for this country if our people lose not faith in popular insti- tutions ; fortunate , indeed , if they abate not their confidence in the integrity of ...
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... results . In brilliancy of achievement , the one hundred days ' war with Spain is the marvel of the closing century . It was not a war of our seeking . It was the earnest prayer of all , from the President to the humblest in private ...
... results . In brilliancy of achievement , the one hundred days ' war with Spain is the marvel of the closing century . It was not a war of our seeking . It was the earnest prayer of all , from the President to the humblest in private ...
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