Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 41
John Wien Forney. The men of Tennessee , in less than twenty - five days , had per- fected a fabric which in its essential forms was to last forever . They came together full of faith and reverence , of love to hu- manity , of confidence ...
John Wien Forney. The men of Tennessee , in less than twenty - five days , had per- fected a fabric which in its essential forms was to last forever . They came together full of faith and reverence , of love to hu- manity , of confidence ...
Page 42
... less than the seat of political power - this city , whose site Washington had selected , was dear to his affections ; and if he won your grateful attachment by adorning it with mon- uments of useful architecture , by establishing its ...
... less than the seat of political power - this city , whose site Washington had selected , was dear to his affections ; and if he won your grateful attachment by adorning it with mon- uments of useful architecture , by establishing its ...
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... also making a President ! How little that he who carried the Republican flag so bravely through Tennessee in 1864 would be the standard - bearer of the old Democracy in less than two years , and 48 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... also making a President ! How little that he who carried the Republican flag so bravely through Tennessee in 1864 would be the standard - bearer of the old Democracy in less than two years , and 48 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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John Wien Forney. the old Democracy in less than two years , and that , after nearly four years ' coquetting with that party , he would live to realize that his conflict with the Republicans was the blunder of ... less than two years, and ...
John Wien Forney. the old Democracy in less than two years , and that , after nearly four years ' coquetting with that party , he would live to realize that his conflict with the Republicans was the blunder of ... less than two years, and ...
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... less divinely moulded . Never before did so much gentleness , so much benignity , so much sweetness , so much courage , so much force , unite in one poor frame . The brightest event of Irish history is the great event of that great ...
... less divinely moulded . Never before did so much gentleness , so much benignity , so much sweetness , so much courage , so much force , unite in one poor frame . The brightest event of Irish history is the great event of that great ...
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