Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 38
... speak Eng- lish ; ' rarely sleeping in a bed ; holding a bearskin a splendid couch ; glad of a resting - place for the night upon a little hay , straw , or fodder ; and often camping in the forests , where the place nearest the fire was ...
... speak Eng- lish ; ' rarely sleeping in a bed ; holding a bearskin a splendid couch ; glad of a resting - place for the night upon a little hay , straw , or fodder ; and often camping in the forests , where the place nearest the fire was ...
Page 42
... speak , in solemn silence gazing on him as he departed , never more to be seen in your midst . " Behold the warrior and statesman , his work well done , re- tired to the Hermitage to hold converse with his forests , to cul- tivate his ...
... speak , in solemn silence gazing on him as he departed , never more to be seen in your midst . " Behold the warrior and statesman , his work well done , re- tired to the Hermitage to hold converse with his forests , to cul- tivate his ...
Page 58
... speak the emotions of grateful veneration for which these lips of mine are alike too feeble and unworthy . " General , I accept these relics in behalf of the people of the commonwealth . They will be preserved and cherished amidst all ...
... speak the emotions of grateful veneration for which these lips of mine are alike too feeble and unworthy . " General , I accept these relics in behalf of the people of the commonwealth . They will be preserved and cherished amidst all ...
Page 62
... speak and write what they think at pleasure , and even to run to extremes in support of their theories . It was in such a school , in the study of such characters , that Andrew G. Curtin grew to manhood . Inheriting his genial nature ...
... speak and write what they think at pleasure , and even to run to extremes in support of their theories . It was in such a school , in the study of such characters , that Andrew G. Curtin grew to manhood . Inheriting his genial nature ...
Page 71
... speak . I should feel happy in being permitted to be silent . For these reasons you will not feel displeased with me for declining the honors you solicit me to accept . " But he did not deny himself wholly to the thousands who were ...
... speak . I should feel happy in being permitted to be silent . For these reasons you will not feel displeased with me for declining the honors you solicit me to accept . " But he did not deny himself wholly to the thousands who were ...
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