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Who could have foreseen that this friendless orphan , a Baptist preacher ' s son ,
in a State where to be a “ dissenter > was social inferiority , should have found in
this eminent judge a friend , a mentor , a patron , a father ? Yet it came about in ...
Who could have foreseen that this friendless orphan , a Baptist preacher ' s son ,
in a State where to be a “ dissenter > was social inferiority , should have found in
this eminent judge a friend , a mentor , a patron , a father ? Yet it came about in ...
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In a very few years he was the possessor of a fine estate near Lex . ington , and
to the single slave who came to him as his share of his father ' s property were
added several others . His wife being a skilful and vigorous manager , he was in
...
In a very few years he was the possessor of a fine estate near Lex . ington , and
to the single slave who came to him as his share of his father ' s property were
added several others . His wife being a skilful and vigorous manager , he was in
...
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... father of his country , and to you , and to your illustrious associates in the field
and in the cabinet , for the multiplied blessings which surround us , and for the
very privilege of addressing you which I now exercise . This sentiment , now
fondly ...
... father of his country , and to you , and to your illustrious associates in the field
and in the cabinet , for the multiplied blessings which surround us , and for the
very privilege of addressing you which I now exercise . This sentiment , now
fondly ...
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He was , perhaps , a too indulgent father ; put his children loved him most
tenderly , and were guided by his opinion . It is pleasing to read in the letters of
his sons to him such passages as this : “ You tell me that you wish me to receive
your ...
He was , perhaps , a too indulgent father ; put his children loved him most
tenderly , and were guided by his opinion . It is pleasing to read in the letters of
his sons to him such passages as this : “ You tell me that you wish me to receive
your ...
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Domesfic afflictions , frequent and severe , had chastened his heart ; his six
affectionate and happy daughters were dead ; one son was a hopeless lunatic in
an asylum ; another was not what such a father had a right to expect ; and , at
length ...
Domesfic afflictions , frequent and severe , had chastened his heart ; his six
affectionate and happy daughters were dead ; one son was a hopeless lunatic in
an asylum ; another was not what such a father had a right to expect ; and , at
length ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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