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Clay was far from being a saint ; but it is our privilege to believe of him that he
was a clean , temperate , and studious young man . Richmond , the town of the
young Republic that had most in it of the metropolitan , proved to this aspiring
youth ...
Clay was far from being a saint ; but it is our privilege to believe of him that he
was a clean , temperate , and studious young man . Richmond , the town of the
young Republic that had most in it of the metropolitan , proved to this aspiring
youth ...
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We have heard much of Whitefield ' s piercing voice and Patrick Henry ' s silvery
tones , but we cannot believe that either of those natural orators possessed an
organ superior to Clay ' s majestic bass . No one who ever heard him speak will ...
We have heard much of Whitefield ' s piercing voice and Patrick Henry ' s silvery
tones , but we cannot believe that either of those natural orators possessed an
organ superior to Clay ' s majestic bass . No one who ever heard him speak will ...
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We believe it was from Franklin that he learned very much of the art of managing
men . Franklin , we think , aided this impetuous and exaggerating spirit to acquire
his habitual moderation of statement , and that sleepless courtesy which , in his ...
We believe it was from Franklin that he learned very much of the art of managing
men . Franklin , we think , aided this impetuous and exaggerating spirit to acquire
his habitual moderation of statement , and that sleepless courtesy which , in his ...
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He is one of the finest fellows I have seen here , and one of the finest orators in
the Senate , though I believe the youngest man in it . The galleries , however ,
were so much crowded with ladies and gentlemen , and such expectations had
been ...
He is one of the finest fellows I have seen here , and one of the finest orators in
the Senate , though I believe the youngest man in it . The galleries , however ,
were so much crowded with ladies and gentlemen , and such expectations had
been ...
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But , human nature being what it is , and the English government being what it
was , we do not believe that the United States could ever have been distinctly
recognized as one of the powers of the earth without another fight for it . The war
...
But , human nature being what it is , and the English government being what it
was , we do not believe that the United States could ever have been distinctly
recognized as one of the powers of the earth without another fight for it . The war
...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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