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... 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 time first mentioned , Mr. Blaine was in 20 SOMETHING OF MEN I HAVE KNOWN.
... 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 time first mentioned , Mr. Blaine was in 20 SOMETHING OF MEN I HAVE KNOWN.
Page 29
... . Lamar was an attentive listener to the im- pressive invocation which immediately followed . At its conclusion , with troubled countenance , he turned to Knott and said , " I am humiliated at my conduct IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 29.
... . Lamar was an attentive listener to the im- pressive invocation which immediately followed . At its conclusion , with troubled countenance , he turned to Knott and said , " I am humiliated at my conduct IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 29.
Page 30
... brilliant passages with the leaders of the minority . One incident is recalled , however , when the tables were turned against the Speaker , - no one joining more heartily than himself in the laugh IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 31.
... brilliant passages with the leaders of the minority . One incident is recalled , however , when the tables were turned against the Speaker , - no one joining more heartily than himself in the laugh IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 31.
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... turned to the Sheriff and inquired who that was . To which the officer replied , " Captain Blackburn . " At this the prisoner , who had amid all the exciting scenes of his arrest and trial , and even up to the present mo- ment , with ...
... turned to the Sheriff and inquired who that was . To which the officer replied , " Captain Blackburn . " At this the prisoner , who had amid all the exciting scenes of his arrest and trial , and even up to the present mo- ment , with ...
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... turned a deaf ear . Desperate beyond measure , Mr. Shelley at length left his own desk , and taking his position immedi- ately in front of the clerk's desk fiercely demanded , " Mr. Speaker , I call for the enforcement of the rule ...
... turned a deaf ear . Desperate beyond measure , Mr. Shelley at length left his own desk , and taking his position immedi- ately in front of the clerk's desk fiercely demanded , " Mr. Speaker , I call for the enforcement of the rule ...
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