Anecdotes of Public Men, 2 tomasHarper & Brothers, 1881 - 444 psl. |
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... beautiful - ay , exquisitely beautiful - specimens of your genius which we have had upon occasional topics , you would now meditate some great work for posterity which shall make you known and felt through all time as we , your ...
... beautiful - ay , exquisitely beautiful - specimens of your genius which we have had upon occasional topics , you would now meditate some great work for posterity which shall make you known and felt through all time as we , your ...
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... beautiful- ly grand is recorded in the annals of the race . " The convention came together on the 11th day of January , 1796 , and finished its work on the 6th day of February . How had the wisdom of the Old World vainly tasked itself ...
... beautiful- ly grand is recorded in the annals of the race . " The convention came together on the 11th day of January , 1796 , and finished its work on the 6th day of February . How had the wisdom of the Old World vainly tasked itself ...
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... beautiful city , surrounded by heights the most attractive , wa- tered by a river so magnificent , the home of the gentle and the cultivated not less than the seat of political power - this city , whose site Washington had selected ...
... beautiful city , surrounded by heights the most attractive , wa- tered by a river so magnificent , the home of the gentle and the cultivated not less than the seat of political power - this city , whose site Washington had selected ...
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... beautiful autumnal morning , in the city of Washington , after having read your telegraph de- spatch over and over , which has been confirmed by the Balti- more Sun , the Washington Constitution , and the National Intel- ligencer ...
... beautiful autumnal morning , in the city of Washington , after having read your telegraph de- spatch over and over , which has been confirmed by the Balti- more Sun , the Washington Constitution , and the National Intel- ligencer ...
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... beautiful and accomplished woman never fails to make her fortune on the stage , and it is simply her own fault if she does not attain the highest social position . With the men , great- talents go much further ; they wield a larger ...
... beautiful and accomplished woman never fails to make her fortune on the stage , and it is simply her own fault if she does not attain the highest social position . With the men , great- talents go much further ; they wield a larger ...
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