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Page 19
... interesting because , just now , the region where I made my money is the point whence one of those empire lines is go- ing forth to penetrate the wilderness and to convert it into a garden - I mean the North Pacific Railroad . I suspect ...
... interesting because , just now , the region where I made my money is the point whence one of those empire lines is go- ing forth to penetrate the wilderness and to convert it into a garden - I mean the North Pacific Railroad . I suspect ...
Page 41
... interesting a character to be neglected by the able ultras of the South . They saw in his winning manners , attractive appear- ance , and rare talent for public affairs , exactly the elements they needed in their concealed designs ...
... interesting a character to be neglected by the able ultras of the South . They saw in his winning manners , attractive appear- ance , and rare talent for public affairs , exactly the elements they needed in their concealed designs ...
Page 55
... interesting to know how they excuse themselves . Consistency is often a species of moral cowardice . Many shelter themselves under this shadow , and lie through a life - time , publicly indorsing an idea they hate in their hearts . The ...
... interesting to know how they excuse themselves . Consistency is often a species of moral cowardice . Many shelter themselves under this shadow , and lie through a life - time , publicly indorsing an idea they hate in their hearts . The ...
Page 64
... interesting and genial of men , known and beloved alike at the nation's capital and in Phila- delphia . He was a Democrat of the old school - a Jackson Democrat ; was a Government director in the Bank of the United States with Peter ...
... interesting and genial of men , known and beloved alike at the nation's capital and in Phila- delphia . He was a Democrat of the old school - a Jackson Democrat ; was a Government director in the Bank of the United States with Peter ...
Page 77
... interesting to say that the verses subjoined are taken from an autograph copy , forwarded to me yesterday by my dear friend Forrest himself , accompanied by the following note . The style of Mr. Forrest's writing is as clear , correct ...
... interesting to say that the verses subjoined are taken from an autograph copy , forwarded to me yesterday by my dear friend Forrest himself , accompanied by the following note . The style of Mr. Forrest's writing is as clear , correct ...
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