Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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Page 19
... looking across to the opposite side of the Chamber , said : " I confess to a feeling of commiseration for some gentlemen upon the other side , who represent close districts . Sur- rounded by their Southern associates here , and with ...
... looking across to the opposite side of the Chamber , said : " I confess to a feeling of commiseration for some gentlemen upon the other side , who represent close districts . Sur- rounded by their Southern associates here , and with ...
Page 30
... looking to the substitution of international courts of arbitration for war , have given his name honored place among the world's benefactors . Mr. Field was the eldest of four brothers , whose names are known wherever our language is ...
... looking to the substitution of international courts of arbitration for war , have given his name honored place among the world's benefactors . Mr. Field was the eldest of four brothers , whose names are known wherever our language is ...
Page 53
... looking countryman , Dennis Flynn by name . Mr. O'Connor stated to the judge that his friend Dennis Flynn had already taken out his first papers , and the legal time had passed , and he now wanted His Honor to grant him his final papers ...
... looking countryman , Dennis Flynn by name . Mr. O'Connor stated to the judge that his friend Dennis Flynn had already taken out his first papers , and the legal time had passed , and he now wanted His Honor to grant him his final papers ...
Page 62
... looking to the impeachment of President Tyler was introduced into the House of Representatives in January , 1843 , but was defeated , and no further steps were taken . Articles of impeachment , for " high crimes and misdemeanors ...
... looking to the impeachment of President Tyler was introduced into the House of Representatives in January , 1843 , but was defeated , and no further steps were taken . Articles of impeachment , for " high crimes and misdemeanors ...
Page 69
... looking be- yond local prejudices and State environment , and appealing to time for vindication , with a ken that now seems more than human , discerned the safety , the well - being , the glory of their countrymen , bound up in a ...
... looking be- yond local prejudices and State environment , and appealing to time for vindication , with a ken that now seems more than human , discerned the safety , the well - being , the glory of their countrymen , bound up in a ...
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