Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 211
... Street , near Fifth Avenue , New York city . He is passing his last hours in recalling and edit- ing the memories and events of a long and exciting career . His gentle manners , warm heart , and generous spirit have al- ways been the ...
... Street , near Fifth Avenue , New York city . He is passing his last hours in recalling and edit- ing the memories and events of a long and exciting career . His gentle manners , warm heart , and generous spirit have al- ways been the ...
Page 234
... streets of Lancaster I thought they were an army equal to any conquest . Forty - two years is a long stretch in an individual life , though little in that of a nation ; and yet to - day , as I remember General Cadwalader walking the streets ...
... streets of Lancaster I thought they were an army equal to any conquest . Forty - two years is a long stretch in an individual life , though little in that of a nation ; and yet to - day , as I remember General Cadwalader walking the streets ...
Page 246
... streets , Philadelphia , has a history of its own , and none of my associates , past and present , have had a generally more agree- able experience . I do much of my work in a crowd , and that is as varied and free in sentiment as if ...
... streets , Philadelphia , has a history of its own , and none of my associates , past and present , have had a generally more agree- able experience . I do much of my work in a crowd , and that is as varied and free in sentiment as if ...
Page 248
... Street , near Fourth , Philadelphia ; and one evening in June , 1858 , as I sat in my " den " alone , thinking over the cost of my independence , and marvelling how I should get out of my troubles , I heard a cheerful voice asking for ...
... Street , near Fourth , Philadelphia ; and one evening in June , 1858 , as I sat in my " den " alone , thinking over the cost of my independence , and marvelling how I should get out of my troubles , I heard a cheerful voice asking for ...
Page 252
... streets , in that city . His habits of thought and action are the result of foreign travel and rare knowledge of men . In art his specialty is love of painting in water - colors , and his study is adorned by many of the specimens of the ...
... streets , in that city . His habits of thought and action are the result of foreign travel and rare knowledge of men . In art his specialty is love of painting in water - colors , and his study is adorned by many of the specimens of the ...
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