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... father , in the county of Lancaster , Pennsylvania - both having served that great district in the Congress of the United States , and both chosen by the anti - Democratic vote , and the son dy- ing a few weeks ago one of the captains ...
... father , in the county of Lancaster , Pennsylvania - both having served that great district in the Congress of the United States , and both chosen by the anti - Democratic vote , and the son dy- ing a few weeks ago one of the captains ...
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... Father above that he would send us another in its place , better fitted for the sight of Heaven and for the service and fellowship of man . " Give us in our duties here but something of the spirit of the Roman father , who delivered up ...
... Father above that he would send us another in its place , better fitted for the sight of Heaven and for the service and fellowship of man . " Give us in our duties here but something of the spirit of the Roman father , who delivered up ...
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... 1854 ) had accompanied his father as Secretary of Legation , and was present on the occasion of our visit . General Cameron was an ardent partisan of Mr. Muh- HENRY E. MUHLENBERG . 67 lenberg , who was then 66 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... 1854 ) had accompanied his father as Secretary of Legation , and was present on the occasion of our visit . General Cameron was an ardent partisan of Mr. Muh- HENRY E. MUHLENBERG . 67 lenberg , who was then 66 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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... father's pros- pects . It will be recollected that James Buchanan was a can- didate for President for more than twenty years before he at- tained that high position . He could not afford , therefore , to take part between the ...
... father's pros- pects . It will be recollected that James Buchanan was a can- didate for President for more than twenty years before he at- tained that high position . He could not afford , therefore , to take part between the ...
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... father -the first political teachings received at the feet of the wise and learned men of the academy and the university , and vindi- cated by the universal sentiment of those with whom I mingled in Southern homes , comprehended the ...
... father -the first political teachings received at the feet of the wise and learned men of the academy and the university , and vindi- cated by the universal sentiment of those with whom I mingled in Southern homes , comprehended the ...
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