Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... early opportunities for education were meagre indeed . He had been a student of men , rather than of books . He was , in the most expressive sense , " of the people , " the people as they then were . For , - " Know thou this , that men ...
... early opportunities for education were meagre indeed . He had been a student of men , rather than of books . He was , in the most expressive sense , " of the people , " the people as they then were . For , - " Know thou this , that men ...
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... early political idol of Mr. Lincoln ; the latter , of Mr. Douglas . Possibly , since the foundation of the Government , no statesman has been so completely idolized by his friends and party as was Henry Clay . Words are meaningless when ...
... early political idol of Mr. Lincoln ; the latter , of Mr. Douglas . Possibly , since the foundation of the Government , no statesman has been so completely idolized by his friends and party as was Henry Clay . Words are meaningless when ...
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... early Western bar : " Not only was it a body distinguished for dignity and tol- erance , but chivalrous courage was a marked characteristic . Personal cowardice was odious among the bar , as among the hunters who had fought the British ...
... early Western bar : " Not only was it a body distinguished for dignity and tol- erance , but chivalrous courage was a marked characteristic . Personal cowardice was odious among the bar , as among the hunters who had fought the British ...
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... early lives , of the most agreeable and familiar character . Judge Lawrence Weldon , just then at the beginning of an honorable career , was present at the above interview , and has in a sketch of Mr. Lincoln given its incidents more in ...
... early lives , of the most agreeable and familiar character . Judge Lawrence Weldon , just then at the beginning of an honorable career , was present at the above interview , and has in a sketch of Mr. Lincoln given its incidents more in ...
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... early one morning passing this building on his way to the Capitol . Just as he reached the spot where we were then standing , the Hon . Thaddeus Stevens came down the steps of the building mentioned , and , immediately after his cordial ...
... early one morning passing this building on his way to the Capitol . Just as he reached the spot where we were then standing , the Hon . Thaddeus Stevens came down the steps of the building mentioned , and , immediately after his cordial ...
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