Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 69
... Philadelphia , surrounded by his books , which he enjoys with a student's zest , and by his engravings , his photo- graphs , his pictures , and his statuary ; Colonel Stebbins is the beloved centre of a circle of devoted friends , the ...
... Philadelphia , surrounded by his books , which he enjoys with a student's zest , and by his engravings , his photo- graphs , his pictures , and his statuary ; Colonel Stebbins is the beloved centre of a circle of devoted friends , the ...
Page 71
... Philadelphia . Time has not withered him , either in humor or digestion , judging by my last two expe- riences that when he spoke to the trustees of the Peabody fund , some weeks ago , at the Continental Hotel , in Philadel- phia , and ...
... Philadelphia . Time has not withered him , either in humor or digestion , judging by my last two expe- riences that when he spoke to the trustees of the Peabody fund , some weeks ago , at the Continental Hotel , in Philadel- phia , and ...
Page 96
... Philadelphia has an unusual share of remarkable men still living between seventy and eighty , and a number even beyond that great age . The posterity of the well - known merchant , Daniel Smith , presents a record rarely paralleled ...
... Philadelphia has an unusual share of remarkable men still living between seventy and eighty , and a number even beyond that great age . The posterity of the well - known merchant , Daniel Smith , presents a record rarely paralleled ...
Page 97
... Philadelphia , rising with the lark , working at his counting - house without eating a morsel until his dinner at five in the afternoon , frequently closing the day as the most active and genial guest at a social gathering ; he is a ...
... Philadelphia , rising with the lark , working at his counting - house without eating a morsel until his dinner at five in the afternoon , frequently closing the day as the most active and genial guest at a social gathering ; he is a ...
Page 98
... Philadelphia , are filled with the choice works of this master . But none of the men of seventy - eight are so interesting in character as Henry C. Carey , the memory of whose father , Mat- thew Carey , is recalled with affectionate ...
... Philadelphia , are filled with the choice works of this master . But none of the men of seventy - eight are so interesting in character as Henry C. Carey , the memory of whose father , Mat- thew Carey , is recalled with affectionate ...
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