The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 65
... mankind , is a life which can leave no other than a harmless , if not a satisfactory reputation . Such , if I know my own heart , I hope will be the reputation which I shall leave . And now , kindest of friends , whose liberality ...
... mankind , is a life which can leave no other than a harmless , if not a satisfactory reputation . Such , if I know my own heart , I hope will be the reputation which I shall leave . And now , kindest of friends , whose liberality ...
Page 66
... mankind . " Addressing the committees and the citizens generally , in reply to an address by Judge Peabody on their behalf , he said : " My memory gives back the recollections of May last , when you accompanied me to the steamer on the ...
... mankind . " Addressing the committees and the citizens generally , in reply to an address by Judge Peabody on their behalf , he said : " My memory gives back the recollections of May last , when you accompanied me to the steamer on the ...
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... mankind . I am , sincerely and respectfully , your friend and obedient servant , WILLIAM H. SEWARD . Congress adjourned on the 25th June , 1860 , refusing to admit Kansas into the Union , to enact a proper tariff , or to pass a ...
... mankind . I am , sincerely and respectfully , your friend and obedient servant , WILLIAM H. SEWARD . Congress adjourned on the 25th June , 1860 , refusing to admit Kansas into the Union , to enact a proper tariff , or to pass a ...
Page 85
... mankind , that the old would remain unconverted , and that the great work of reformation and progress would rest with the young . That has come at last ; for though the democratic party have denied the ascendency and obligations of the ...
... mankind , that the old would remain unconverted , and that the great work of reformation and progress would rest with the young . That has come at last ; for though the democratic party have denied the ascendency and obligations of the ...
Page 94
... virtue , or its strength , was created not for itself alone ; but it exists for the benefit and to increase the happiness of mankind . Every 1 See present Volume . 2 See Appendix . man lives , not for himself , but for his 94 MEMOIR .
... virtue , or its strength , was created not for itself alone ; but it exists for the benefit and to increase the happiness of mankind . Every 1 See present Volume . 2 See Appendix . man lives , not for himself , but for his 94 MEMOIR .
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