Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 52
... . He seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION . 53 between admiration for the new 52 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... . He seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION . 53 between admiration for the new 52 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 53
... Perhaps the idea that controlled their common star was the New England idea , which has done so much and dared so much in human civilization and redemption . It is curious to note the influence of this idea upon all our future . It has ...
... Perhaps the idea that controlled their common star was the New England idea , which has done so much and dared so much in human civilization and redemption . It is curious to note the influence of this idea upon all our future . It has ...
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... Perhaps the most thoughtful member of the Philadelphia bar was the late George M. Whar- ton , an Old - line Whig , " and yet his last hours were filled with sympathy with the Democratic party . 66 It is difficult , and often ...
... Perhaps the most thoughtful member of the Philadelphia bar was the late George M. Whar- ton , an Old - line Whig , " and yet his last hours were filled with sympathy with the Democratic party . 66 It is difficult , and often ...
Page 71
... perhaps dangerously , gifted . Lawyer , ora- tor , scholar , and man of society , loved alike by men and women , he passed away too early , but left behind him a name never to be forgotten by his friends . Nobody I know excels Daniel ...
... perhaps dangerously , gifted . Lawyer , ora- tor , scholar , and man of society , loved alike by men and women , he passed away too early , but left behind him a name never to be forgotten by his friends . Nobody I know excels Daniel ...
Page 72
... perhaps nothing like it in civilized government , although the theory of it pervades the administration of all nations . This theory is that there are certain things in public affairs which can not be intrusted to the public . Among ...
... perhaps nothing like it in civilized government , although the theory of it pervades the administration of all nations . This theory is that there are certain things in public affairs which can not be intrusted to the public . Among ...
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