Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... churches many miles away . In every cabin were to be found the powder - horn , bullet - pouch , and rifle . The restraints and amenities of modern society were in large measure unknown ; and altogether much was to be , and was ...
... churches many miles away . In every cabin were to be found the powder - horn , bullet - pouch , and rifle . The restraints and amenities of modern society were in large measure unknown ; and altogether much was to be , and was ...
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... church for his people . Promptly taking a roll from his vest pocket , Mr. Stevens handed the negro a fifty - dollar bill , and turning to Blaine , solemnly observed , " God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ! " At the ...
... church for his people . Promptly taking a roll from his vest pocket , Mr. Stevens handed the negro a fifty - dollar bill , and turning to Blaine , solemnly observed , " God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ! " At the ...
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... churches and schools , thus spreading civilization and Christianity where be- fore there was nothing but barbarism . Under that principle we have become from a feeble nation the most powerful upon the face of the earth , and if we only ...
... churches and schools , thus spreading civilization and Christianity where be- fore there was nothing but barbarism . Under that principle we have become from a feeble nation the most powerful upon the face of the earth , and if we only ...
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... church , for the reason that as I have kept a great deal of bad company in this world , I do not wish to do so in the next . ' " 7 This country has known few abler or more eminent men than DeWitt Clinton . He was successively Mayor of ...
... church , for the reason that as I have kept a great deal of bad company in this world , I do not wish to do so in the next . ' " 7 This country has known few abler or more eminent men than DeWitt Clinton . He was successively Mayor of ...
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... churches , in courthouses , and in the open air , myself occupying literally the stump of a large tree ; at times also in a grocery . " The fiery and abusive hand - bilis against his competitor he did not attempt to restrain his friends ...
... churches , in courthouses , and in the open air , myself occupying literally the stump of a large tree ; at times also in a grocery . " The fiery and abusive hand - bilis against his competitor he did not attempt to restrain his friends ...
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