Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 73
... North , gather the fruits and shells of the coral islands , outstrip in capacity and speed the ships of the oldest commonwealths , knock at the gates of the Amazon and demand admittance , through regions of untold wealth , to the ...
... North , gather the fruits and shells of the coral islands , outstrip in capacity and speed the ships of the oldest commonwealths , knock at the gates of the Amazon and demand admittance , through regions of untold wealth , to the ...
Page 83
... North , lend- ing a too - willing ear to much that came from the other section , rose at him " like mad " when he voted for the " back pay ” and attempted to run for Governor of Massachusetts , as if to get a plaster for his sores . But ...
... North , lend- ing a too - willing ear to much that came from the other section , rose at him " like mad " when he voted for the " back pay ” and attempted to run for Governor of Massachusetts , as if to get a plaster for his sores . But ...
Page 99
... North , one or two personal friends of no political con- sideration suggested my name as a candidate for Governor , and I did not discourage them . Soon the persons who were afterwards mainly instru- mental in nominating Clark came ...
... North , one or two personal friends of no political con- sideration suggested my name as a candidate for Governor , and I did not discourage them . Soon the persons who were afterwards mainly instru- mental in nominating Clark came ...
Page 106
... North River boats on his way to New York , after a brief sojourn in Massachusetts . " Tell me , " said the Marylander , " how is it that this people contrive to live so prosperously on a barren soil ? I have seen small farms that seem ...
... North River boats on his way to New York , after a brief sojourn in Massachusetts . " Tell me , " said the Marylander , " how is it that this people contrive to live so prosperously on a barren soil ? I have seen small farms that seem ...
Page 107
... North River boat . " The Marylander quietly re- marked , " I do not wonder we lost in the war . I only wonder we ever got into it against such a people . " One of the gentlemen connected with The Press visited Ni- agara one summer with ...
... North River boat . " The Marylander quietly re- marked , " I do not wonder we lost in the war . I only wonder we ever got into it against such a people . " One of the gentlemen connected with The Press visited Ni- agara one summer with ...
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