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Page 65
... once who made his fortune by attending to his own business . Tell the lady I will see her presently . " The man who became President in 1856 was fond of saying that this remark of Andrew Jackson humiliated him more than any rebuke he ...
... once who made his fortune by attending to his own business . Tell the lady I will see her presently . " The man who became President in 1856 was fond of saying that this remark of Andrew Jackson humiliated him more than any rebuke he ...
Page 70
... once the chosen rendezvous of these men and their contemporaries , sees them rarely within its hon- ored walls . The wave of fashion and of wealth has carried them up town . Business holds them only a few hours in its vicinity ; the ...
... once the chosen rendezvous of these men and their contemporaries , sees them rarely within its hon- ored walls . The wave of fashion and of wealth has carried them up town . Business holds them only a few hours in its vicinity ; the ...
Page 75
... once every three months . I began these assemblies shortly after the outbreak of the rebellion , for the purpose of creating and cementing a patriotic public opinion . My guests were always numerous enough to fill every room in the ...
... once every three months . I began these assemblies shortly after the outbreak of the rebellion , for the purpose of creating and cementing a patriotic public opinion . My guests were always numerous enough to fill every room in the ...
Page 79
... I had Jefferson more than once as a visitor , and Davenport , and gen- erous , true - hearted Murdoch . But long before I was a tenant in the old Mills House it had a peculiar story of its own . It is one THE IDIOT BOY. ...
... I had Jefferson more than once as a visitor , and Davenport , and gen- erous , true - hearted Murdoch . But long before I was a tenant in the old Mills House it had a peculiar story of its own . It is one THE IDIOT BOY. ...
Page 91
... once they view , They stand upon the threshold of the new . " [ May 28 , 1871. ] XXI . CALLED to Washington on official business , I find myself this warm and breezy morning of the 30th of May seated at the open window of my old room in ...
... once they view , They stand upon the threshold of the new . " [ May 28 , 1871. ] XXI . CALLED to Washington on official business , I find myself this warm and breezy morning of the 30th of May seated at the open window of my old room in ...
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