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... present . Such an ambitious project would have been difficult in any case , but it was made more so by the nature of the political developments that fortuitously accompanied the deaths of the fathers . The fathers took their world with ...
... present . Such an ambitious project would have been difficult in any case , but it was made more so by the nature of the political developments that fortuitously accompanied the deaths of the fathers . The fathers took their world with ...
Page 96
... present at his first important oration ; Lincoln was present at his last . As early as the mid - 1820s his orations and his reputation had found their 17 way to the most remote parts of the union . He agreed with Choate and Webster that ...
... present at his first important oration ; Lincoln was present at his last . As early as the mid - 1820s his orations and his reputation had found their 17 way to the most remote parts of the union . He agreed with Choate and Webster that ...
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... present . Everyone recognizes at once the political significance of the agreement . Baker flies into a rage , denouncing the South in language sufficiently prurient to offend the ears of the ladies present , especially Delia , He ...
... present . Everyone recognizes at once the political significance of the agreement . Baker flies into a rage , denouncing the South in language sufficiently prurient to offend the ears of the ladies present , especially Delia , He ...
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