Reminiscences of Famous Georgians, Embracing Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of the Great Men of the State, Also and Appendix Devoted to Extracts from Speeches and Addresses ...Franklin-Turner Company, 1907 |
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... voice ; but it also applies with equal force to the period of the great debates on slavery when national legislative scenes were by no means lacking in dramatic elements . The frailest human skeleton , Mr. Stephens rarely ever seemed to ...
... voice ; but it also applies with equal force to the period of the great debates on slavery when national legislative scenes were by no means lacking in dramatic elements . The frailest human skeleton , Mr. Stephens rarely ever seemed to ...
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... voice . Senators have deserted the other wing of the capitol and side by side with members are sitting as under a spell which they can not break . Mr. Speaker has thrown down his hammer , which generally knows no rest , and has for ...
... voice . Senators have deserted the other wing of the capitol and side by side with members are sitting as under a spell which they can not break . Mr. Speaker has thrown down his hammer , which generally knows no rest , and has for ...
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... voice lacked of the old power which had once aroused the silvery echoes , his emaciated figure , as he wheeled himself before the footlights , in part at least supplied ; and again at the age of threescore years and ten the old ...
... voice lacked of the old power which had once aroused the silvery echoes , his emaciated figure , as he wheeled himself before the footlights , in part at least supplied ; and again at the age of threescore years and ten the old ...
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... voice which seemed to say that the old man's tenure of office would be short , and that the commonwealth would soon be called to mourn the veteran statesman whom at the last moment she had made her Governor merely 382 REMINISCences of ...
... voice which seemed to say that the old man's tenure of office would be short , and that the commonwealth would soon be called to mourn the veteran statesman whom at the last moment she had made her Governor merely 382 REMINISCences of ...
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... voice had resounded over the entire State in the late campaign . Moreover , Mr. Stephens , who lived in the upper edge of the midland belt , wished the people of the lower areas to feel that he was the impartial Governor of all Georgia ...
... voice had resounded over the entire State in the late campaign . Moreover , Mr. Stephens , who lived in the upper edge of the midland belt , wished the people of the lower areas to feel that he was the impartial Governor of all Georgia ...
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Reminiscences of Famous Georgians, Embracing Episodes and Incidents in the ... Lucian Lamar Knight Visos knygos peržiūra - 1907 |
Reminiscences of Famous Georgians– Embracing Episodes and Incidents ..., 1 tomas Lucian Lamar Knight Visos knygos peržiūra - 1907 |
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address delivered Alexander H American amid army Atlanta battle Bill Arp blood brave brilliant brother campaign Colonel Colquitt Confederate Congress constitution convention court Crawfordville daughter death Democratic earth election eloquence enemy Extract eyes father Federal field fire friends genius Geor Georgia glory Gordon Governor Brown Governor Jackson Grady halls hands heart heaven Henry Hill honor Howell Cobb illustrious inspiration John Joseph Joseph E Joseph Henry Lumpkin Judge Dooly Lamar land Legislature liberty Liberty county lived memories ment military Milledgeville mountain never noble North orator party patriotic peace poet political President race Robert Toombs Savannah secession sleep soldier song soon South Southern speech spirit stand Stephens tell Thomas R. R. Cobb thought tion to-day Toombs Union United States Senate victory voice vote Washington Wilson Lumpkin words Yazoo Yazoo Act young
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