Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 100
... . " Had Barker been elected here , neither you nor I could walk these streets without being hooted , and Know - Nothingism would have swept like a prairię fire . I stopped Barker's election at the cost of 100 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... . " Had Barker been elected here , neither you nor I could walk these streets without being hooted , and Know - Nothingism would have swept like a prairię fire . I stopped Barker's election at the cost of 100 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 182
... Mr. Dickens acknowledged the receipt of the julep in the following letter , which is carefully and proudly preserved at Guy's , South Seventh Street , Philadelphia : - " BARNUM'S HOTEL , March 23 , 1842 . “ 182 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... Mr. Dickens acknowledged the receipt of the julep in the following letter , which is carefully and proudly preserved at Guy's , South Seventh Street , Philadelphia : - " BARNUM'S HOTEL , March 23 , 1842 . “ 182 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 191
... streets , they were again begun in that house , and have been continued in Mr. Tyson's turn , as often as it occurs , to the present time . None but members of the Phil- osophical Society can be members , and they only can be such who ...
... streets , they were again begun in that house , and have been continued in Mr. Tyson's turn , as often as it occurs , to the present time . None but members of the Phil- osophical Society can be members , and they only can be such who ...
Page 193
... streets , Phila- delphia . Talking of fine architecture , we must not forget the new Masonic Temple , on Broad Street , near Market , the grand monument of which all the brethren of the Mystic Tie are so proud ; and here , near me , is ...
... streets , Phila- delphia . Talking of fine architecture , we must not forget the new Masonic Temple , on Broad Street , near Market , the grand monument of which all the brethren of the Mystic Tie are so proud ; and here , near me , is ...
Page 200
... Street and Pennsylvania Avenue while the White House was being repaired , after it had been burned by the invader . The historian of the future will find other Presidents in other and more spacious quarters , and , let us hope , in ...
... Street and Pennsylvania Avenue while the White House was being repaired , after it had been burned by the invader . The historian of the future will find other Presidents in other and more spacious quarters , and , let us hope , in ...
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