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... Webster , and who bought several copies of the old speech , thinking it the new one . But Mr. Webster enjoyed it hugely ; and when his friend , George Ashmun , handed him my Extra , he laughed heartily , and said , " I think Forney has ...
... Webster , and who bought several copies of the old speech , thinking it the new one . But Mr. Webster enjoyed it hugely ; and when his friend , George Ashmun , handed him my Extra , he laughed heartily , and said , " I think Forney has ...
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... Webster , and of Webster to Choate , our regret increases that these remarkable men had not , like John Quincy Adams , preserved a steady rec- ord of their busy and distinguished lives . How full of inci- dent they must have been ! They ...
... Webster , and of Webster to Choate , our regret increases that these remarkable men had not , like John Quincy Adams , preserved a steady rec- ord of their busy and distinguished lives . How full of inci- dent they must have been ! They ...
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... Webster and Clay , during John Tyler's administration , proved the respect they had for him . " Give me , " he said to Webster , " one hun- dred thousand Treasury notes to count , and watch closely , and you will find only seventy ...
... Webster and Clay , during John Tyler's administration , proved the respect they had for him . " Give me , " he said to Webster , " one hun- dred thousand Treasury notes to count , and watch closely , and you will find only seventy ...
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