Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 118
... Robert T. Conrad , Richard Penn Smith , Edgar A. Poe , Willis Gaylord Clark , C. J. Peterson , and William P. Fry , the poets and dramatists ; with great orators like G. W. Barton , Ovid F. Johnson , William B. Reed , and David Paul ...
... Robert T. Conrad , Richard Penn Smith , Edgar A. Poe , Willis Gaylord Clark , C. J. Peterson , and William P. Fry , the poets and dramatists ; with great orators like G. W. Barton , Ovid F. Johnson , William B. Reed , and David Paul ...
Page 123
... Robert Y. Hayne , one of the Senators from South Car- olina , and Mr. Calhoun's confidential friend , followed Mr. Ben- ton in a speech of great bitterness against New England , be- ginning with a complimentary salutation to the ...
... Robert Y. Hayne , one of the Senators from South Car- olina , and Mr. Calhoun's confidential friend , followed Mr. Ben- ton in a speech of great bitterness against New England , be- ginning with a complimentary salutation to the ...
Page 125
... . He was violent and per- sonal , self - confident and arrogant , and was openly encouraged by Vice - President Calhoun , who sent him notes and sugges- tions repeatedly while he was speaking . All the Jackson ROBERT Y. HAYNE . 125.
... . He was violent and per- sonal , self - confident and arrogant , and was openly encouraged by Vice - President Calhoun , who sent him notes and sugges- tions repeatedly while he was speaking . All the Jackson ROBERT Y. HAYNE . 125.
Page 151
... Robert J. Breck- inridge , of Kentucky ; but it was in Washington that his knowl- edge of men and his labors for the Government introduced him to the chiefs of all opinions , and to men of every class , condi- tion , and persuasion . In ...
... Robert J. Breck- inridge , of Kentucky ; but it was in Washington that his knowl- edge of men and his labors for the Government introduced him to the chiefs of all opinions , and to men of every class , condi- tion , and persuasion . In ...
Page 182
... Robert Burton , the learned British writer , born 1576 , and died 1639-40 . He was a confirmed hypochondriac , and his famous " Anatomy of Melancholy , " from which many modern authors have borrowed without giving any credit , was a ...
... Robert Burton , the learned British writer , born 1576 , and died 1639-40 . He was a confirmed hypochondriac , and his famous " Anatomy of Melancholy , " from which many modern authors have borrowed without giving any credit , was a ...
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