Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 47
Page 37
... carry him in a large arm - chair from his lodgings across the public grounds up the broad stairs of the noble Capitol- " Who will be so good to me and take me up in their strong arms when you two mighty men are gone ? " Here was not ...
... carry him in a large arm - chair from his lodgings across the public grounds up the broad stairs of the noble Capitol- " Who will be so good to me and take me up in their strong arms when you two mighty men are gone ? " Here was not ...
Page 42
... carrying on the war to crush out the rebellion . " The same day McDougall questioned the right of Powell , of Kentucky , to his seat in the Senate . Andrew Johnson reiterated his determination to stand by the flag to the last . Carlile ...
... carrying on the war to crush out the rebellion . " The same day McDougall questioned the right of Powell , of Kentucky , to his seat in the Senate . Andrew Johnson reiterated his determination to stand by the flag to the last . Carlile ...
Page 56
... carried me back many years . He was right when he said that the days of oratory were over , and that the men fittest for declamation generally prefer the plainest and most practical way of expressing their sentiments . I am disposed to ...
... carried me back many years . He was right when he said that the days of oratory were over , and that the men fittest for declamation generally prefer the plainest and most practical way of expressing their sentiments . I am disposed to ...
Page 70
... carried them up town . Business holds them only a few hours in its vicinity ; the afternoon and night find them in their distant homes , or in the more convenient clubs and hotels that have risen like so many palaces along and near the ...
... carried them up town . Business holds them only a few hours in its vicinity ; the afternoon and night find them in their distant homes , or in the more convenient clubs and hotels that have risen like so many palaces along and near the ...
Page 72
... carried before a word has been spoken in public debate , and that is the welcome exception to Murphy . I wish I could tell you all that transpires when the doors of the Senate are shut , and the spectators and newspaper men are driven ...
... carried before a word has been spoken in public debate , and that is the welcome exception to Murphy . I wish I could tell you all that transpires when the doors of the Senate are shut , and the spectators and newspaper men are driven ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Lincoln Administration American Andrew Johnson anecdotes Baltimore beautiful better Breckinridge Buren called candidate career Carolina character Charles cheers chief Clerk delighted Democratic died Douglas elected father followed forget Forrest gentleman George Government Governor grave hand heard heart Henry Clay honor Horace Binney Horace Greeley House hundred Jackson James Buchanan Jefferson Jefferson Davis John Quincy Adams justice Kansas Kentucky knew ladies lawyer leaders Lincoln living manners Massachusetts memory ment never North orator party patriot Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pierre Soulé political Polk present President railroad rebellion recollect remember reply Republican Robert Rufus Choate seat Secretary Senator in Congress slave slavery South Southern Speaker speech statesman story Street Thaddeus Stevens theatre thing thousand tion took Union United Virginia vote Washington Webster Whig William words wrote York young