Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... nature of man . They gave the right of suffrage to every freeman ; they vindicated the sanctity of reason by giving freedom of speech and of the press ; they reverenced the voice of God , as it speaks in the soul of man , by asserting ...
... nature of man . They gave the right of suffrage to every freeman ; they vindicated the sanctity of reason by giving freedom of speech and of the press ; they reverenced the voice of God , as it speaks in the soul of man , by asserting ...
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... our successful commerce . " The last moment of his life on earth is at hand . It is the Sabbath of the Lord ; the brightness and beauty of summer SOCIE LIBRARY clothe the fields around him ; Nature is 42 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... our successful commerce . " The last moment of his life on earth is at hand . It is the Sabbath of the Lord ; the brightness and beauty of summer SOCIE LIBRARY clothe the fields around him ; Nature is 42 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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John Wien Forney. SOCIE LIBRARY clothe the fields around him ; Nature is in her glory , but the sublimest spectacle on that day , on earth , was the victory of his unblenching spirit over death itself . " When he first felt the hand of ...
John Wien Forney. SOCIE LIBRARY clothe the fields around him ; Nature is in her glory , but the sublimest spectacle on that day , on earth , was the victory of his unblenching spirit over death itself . " When he first felt the hand of ...
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... nature itself , unexampled by any former achievement of arms ; immortal memories with immortal honors blended- twine around these splintered standards , and weave themselves along the warp and woof of these familiar flags , war - worn ...
... nature itself , unexampled by any former achievement of arms ; immortal memories with immortal honors blended- twine around these splintered standards , and weave themselves along the warp and woof of these familiar flags , war - worn ...
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... nature and his genuine humor from his Irish father , and his politics from his statesman - grandfather , he was soon a promi- nent Whig and Republican , but remained a lawyer in Belle- fonte until Governor Pollock called him into his ...
... nature and his genuine humor from his Irish father , and his politics from his statesman - grandfather , he was soon a promi- nent Whig and Republican , but remained a lawyer in Belle- fonte until Governor Pollock called him into his ...
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