Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 39
... living good men ; and as I do not write to wound the feelings , I will not profane an illustrious memory by reviving what would only give unneces- sary pain . I will not attempt There was also a His two inaugurations were accompanied by ...
... living good men ; and as I do not write to wound the feelings , I will not profane an illustrious memory by reviving what would only give unneces- sary pain . I will not attempt There was also a His two inaugurations were accompanied by ...
Page 47
... living and dead , is useful , and does not seem to have been lost upon the survivor , Mr. Breckinridge , if we may judge by his deportment since the close of the war , and by the following words spoken by him at Louisville , Kentucky ...
... living and dead , is useful , and does not seem to have been lost upon the survivor , Mr. Breckinridge , if we may judge by his deportment since the close of the war , and by the following words spoken by him at Louisville , Kentucky ...
Page 48
... living grandson , is a more cautious and con- servative personage , while his great - grandsons are spoken of as men of learning and culture . This family is one of the few evi- dences of the transmission of genius in the same blood ...
... living grandson , is a more cautious and con- servative personage , while his great - grandsons are spoken of as men of learning and culture . This family is one of the few evi- dences of the transmission of genius in the same blood ...
Page 49
... living , like Andrew Johnson , of Ten- nessce , Stevens and Toombs , of Georgia - these two last among the most active of the moderate men of that period ; Whigs as earnest as young Delano and Schenck , of Ohio , who were in the same ...
... living , like Andrew Johnson , of Ten- nessce , Stevens and Toombs , of Georgia - these two last among the most active of the moderate men of that period ; Whigs as earnest as young Delano and Schenck , of Ohio , who were in the same ...
Page 54
... living junior of that name is an accepted authority , and one of his brothers is said to be among the best of the numerous writers for the New York World , whose edito- WILLIAM B. REED . 55 rial columns are frequently enriched 54 ...
... living junior of that name is an accepted authority , and one of his brothers is said to be among the best of the numerous writers for the New York World , whose edito- WILLIAM B. REED . 55 rial columns are frequently enriched 54 ...
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