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... give to my country ! ' Give us only this spirit for our work here ; doubt not but that it will be approved of by our land , and be crowned with a long futurity of thankfulness and rejoicing . " The other scene was when , some ten years ...
... give to my country ! ' Give us only this spirit for our work here ; doubt not but that it will be approved of by our land , and be crowned with a long futurity of thankfulness and rejoicing . " The other scene was when , some ten years ...
Page 65
... give you a little piece of advice , which I hope you will remember . I knew a man once who made his fortune by attending to his own business . Tell the lady I will see her presently . " The man who became President in 1856 was fond of ...
... give you a little piece of advice , which I hope you will remember . I knew a man once who made his fortune by attending to his own business . Tell the lady I will see her presently . " The man who became President in 1856 was fond of ...
Page 70
... of the dinner - table . had a way of assuming the command that made him resistless , and he had the bearing , the voice , and the domination that DINNER - TABLE WITS . 71 seemed to give equity 70 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... of the dinner - table . had a way of assuming the command that made him resistless , and he had the bearing , the voice , and the domination that DINNER - TABLE WITS . 71 seemed to give equity 70 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 71
John Wien Forney. DINNER - TABLE WITS . 71 seemed to give equity to the title of " Prince , " bestowed by his enemies and adopted by his friends . James T. Brady's massive head , with its coronal of curls , his graceful form , electric ...
John Wien Forney. DINNER - TABLE WITS . 71 seemed to give equity to the title of " Prince , " bestowed by his enemies and adopted by his friends . James T. Brady's massive head , with its coronal of curls , his graceful form , electric ...
Page 85
... give us the other part of that tune ? " " Oh , yes , " and repeat precisely the same strain , in addition to the printed words of the song . Ogle , during his performance , would introduce every person present and every joke in his ...
... give us the other part of that tune ? " " Oh , yes , " and repeat precisely the same strain , in addition to the printed words of the song . Ogle , during his performance , would introduce every person present and every joke in his ...
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