Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 27
... never to be closed . California was to vote on the 7th of September , and Broderick was going back to meet his people . His magnificent campaign against the Southern policy of forcing slavery into Kansas had aroused the bitterest ...
... never to be closed . California was to vote on the 7th of September , and Broderick was going back to meet his people . His magnificent campaign against the Southern policy of forcing slavery into Kansas had aroused the bitterest ...
Page 29
... never shared in their temporary differences , I was always a sort of peacemaker be- tween them . Their very incongruities seemed to attract them to each other . Barton and myself were born in the same town , and for many years his star ...
... never shared in their temporary differences , I was always a sort of peacemaker be- tween them . Their very incongruities seemed to attract them to each other . Barton and myself were born in the same town , and for many years his star ...
Page 30
... never heard Henry Clay . He lived , unhappily , in the days when short- hand reporting was in its infancy . His ... never equaled and never forgotten . I will ROBERT T. CONRAD . 31 not attempt to give an 30 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... never heard Henry Clay . He lived , unhappily , in the days when short- hand reporting was in its infancy . His ... never equaled and never forgotten . I will ROBERT T. CONRAD . 31 not attempt to give an 30 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 33
... never yet was human power Which could evade , if unforgiven , The patient watch and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong . " But , like many an unfortunate in a similar situation , the whole stanza escaped my memory , and I could ...
... never yet was human power Which could evade , if unforgiven , The patient watch and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong . " But , like many an unfortunate in a similar situation , the whole stanza escaped my memory , and I could ...
Page 36
... is apt to become responsible for all the best jokes , old and new . Many a Joe Miller was and is still credited to Thaddeus Stevens and Abra- THADDEUS STEVENS . 37 ham Lincoln . Things they never 36 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... is apt to become responsible for all the best jokes , old and new . Many a Joe Miller was and is still credited to Thaddeus Stevens and Abra- THADDEUS STEVENS . 37 ham Lincoln . Things they never 36 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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