Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 57
... served against the Rebellion when they presented to him the battle - flags , that they might be preserved in the archives of the commonwealth : " GENERAL , -This pageant , so full of pathos and of glory , forms the concluding scene in ...
... served against the Rebellion when they presented to him the battle - flags , that they might be preserved in the archives of the commonwealth : " GENERAL , -This pageant , so full of pathos and of glory , forms the concluding scene in ...
Page 85
... served as " devil , " appren- tice , and journeyman ; as compositor , copy - holder , proof - reader , pressman , reporter , and finally editor . I have worked with the buckskin balls and pulled the old wooden Ramage ; have made and ...
... served as " devil , " appren- tice , and journeyman ; as compositor , copy - holder , proof - reader , pressman , reporter , and finally editor . I have worked with the buckskin balls and pulled the old wooden Ramage ; have made and ...
Page 113
... served till January 1 , 1861. In 1857 he was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , and in January , 1861 , was appointed a mem- ber of the Peace Congress . In 1858 he published a volume . of essays and lectures ...
... served till January 1 , 1861. In 1857 he was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , and in January , 1861 , was appointed a mem- ber of the Peace Congress . In 1858 he published a volume . of essays and lectures ...
Page 120
... served so well ? Fit to grace the Senate ; the very man for Governor of Penn- sylvania , with his large experience , warm heart , and deep de- votion to the interests of the State ; with a life - long attach- ment to the great doctrine ...
... served so well ? Fit to grace the Senate ; the very man for Governor of Penn- sylvania , with his large experience , warm heart , and deep de- votion to the interests of the State ; with a life - long attach- ment to the great doctrine ...
Page 139
... serving them , and in a few years they would rally for Middleswarth , and send him back with great enthusiasm . One of his contests for the House was remarkable for the bit- terness of the strife . Middleswarth had been Speaker of the ...
... serving them , and in a few years they would rally for Middleswarth , and send him back with great enthusiasm . One of his contests for the House was remarkable for the bit- terness of the strife . Middleswarth had been Speaker of the ...
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