Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 42
... heard the footsteps of the coming millions that are to gladden our Western shores , and his eye discerned in the dim distance the whitening sails that are to enliven the waters of the Pacific with the social sounds of our successful ...
... heard the footsteps of the coming millions that are to gladden our Western shores , and his eye discerned in the dim distance the whitening sails that are to enliven the waters of the Pacific with the social sounds of our successful ...
Page 43
... spoken with a fervor only surpassed by the eager sympathy with which it was welcomed by all who read or heard it . It is the model of funeral speeches . I met Mr. Bancroft on his way to enter upon GEORGE BANCROFTI IR 43 HISTORICAL.
... spoken with a fervor only surpassed by the eager sympathy with which it was welcomed by all who read or heard it . It is the model of funeral speeches . I met Mr. Bancroft on his way to enter upon GEORGE BANCROFTI IR 43 HISTORICAL.
Page 63
... heard this startling news , but the town has heard it . The President of the United States ( the O. P. F. ) and his constitutional advisers have heard it . But I saw no signs of woe in the faces of the friends I met this morning . " I ...
... heard this startling news , but the town has heard it . The President of the United States ( the O. P. F. ) and his constitutional advisers have heard it . But I saw no signs of woe in the faces of the friends I met this morning . " I ...
Page 81
... heard of the Massachusetts Butler save that he was an eccentric , original , daring advocate . His politics kept him in a perpetual minority . He belonged , as I have said , to the school of Jeffersonian Democracy . His father was one ...
... heard of the Massachusetts Butler save that he was an eccentric , original , daring advocate . His politics kept him in a perpetual minority . He belonged , as I have said , to the school of Jeffersonian Democracy . His father was one ...
Page 82
... heard of it , and telegraphed me , “ I am ready to act for you , and will do so with pleasure , because I know you are right . " A young friend of mine , who had a news- paper that did not pay , wanted help to keep it going , as many a ...
... heard of it , and telegraphed me , “ I am ready to act for you , and will do so with pleasure , because I know you are right . " A young friend of mine , who had a news- paper that did not pay , wanted help to keep it going , as many a ...
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