Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 47
... passed by , or grudge to drop a flower upon their soldier - graves ? " And doubtless if he had thought of it he would have included in the list of " Federal soldiers " the gallant Baker of Oregon , whose prediction of the collapse of ...
... passed by , or grudge to drop a flower upon their soldier - graves ? " And doubtless if he had thought of it he would have included in the list of " Federal soldiers " the gallant Baker of Oregon , whose prediction of the collapse of ...
Page 50
... passed off they forgave like gods . Mean men only live in the darkness of malice . It is the great soul alone that outlives in history and memory the mean soul , unless the latter is so infamous as to stand as a beacon and a warning ...
... passed off they forgave like gods . Mean men only live in the darkness of malice . It is the great soul alone that outlives in history and memory the mean soul , unless the latter is so infamous as to stand as a beacon and a warning ...
Page 66
... passed - how , at intervals , he would stop the carriage , hail the passer - by , ask about his health , joke with him on politics , inquire after his wife , sons , and daughters by name , and enter into a familiar speculation as to the ...
... passed - how , at intervals , he would stop the carriage , hail the passer - by , ask about his health , joke with him on politics , inquire after his wife , sons , and daughters by name , and enter into a familiar speculation as to the ...
Page 71
... passed away too early , but left behind him a name never to be forgotten by his friends . Nobody I know excels Daniel Dougherty , of Philadelphia , in ready wit at the dinner - table , in powers of imitation , in grace- ful conversation ...
... passed away too early , but left behind him a name never to be forgotten by his friends . Nobody I know excels Daniel Dougherty , of Philadelphia , in ready wit at the dinner - table , in powers of imitation , in grace- ful conversation ...
Page 84
... passed away ! Ogle had two favorites , one the famous poem entitled " Jeannette and Jeannot , " which ought to have been often sung during the recent war between France and Germany . I shall never forget the effect produced by his ...
... passed away ! Ogle had two favorites , one the famous poem entitled " Jeannette and Jeannot , " which ought to have been often sung during the recent war between France and Germany . I shall never forget the effect produced by his ...
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