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There was a careless , graceful ease in his movements and attitudes , like those
of an Indian chief ; but he was an exact man of business , who docketed his
letters , and could send from Washington to Ashland for a document , tell . ing in
what ...
There was a careless , graceful ease in his movements and attitudes , like those
of an Indian chief ; but he was an exact man of business , who docketed his
letters , and could send from Washington to Ashland for a document , tell . ing in
what ...
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Mr . Jefferson showed him the cipher letters of that mysterious and ill - starred
adventurer , which convinced Mr . Clay that Burr was certainly a liar , if he was not
a traitor . Mr . Jefferson ' s perplexity in 1806 was similar to that of Jackson in
1833 ...
Mr . Jefferson showed him the cipher letters of that mysterious and ill - starred
adventurer , which convinced Mr . Clay that Burr was certainly a liar , if he was not
a traitor . Mr . Jefferson ' s perplexity in 1806 was similar to that of Jackson in
1833 ...
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... one of Washington Irving ' s letters of February , 1811 : “ Clay , from Kentucky ,
spoke against the Bank . 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 .
... one of Washington Irving ' s letters of February , 1811 : “ Clay , from Kentucky ,
spoke against the Bank . 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 .
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In all his letters and speeches there is not a word to show that he then anticipated
the surplus , or the embarrassments to which it gave rise ; though he could not
have forgotten that a very trifling surplus was one of the chief anxieties of Mr ...
In all his letters and speeches there is not a word to show that he then anticipated
the surplus , or the embarrassments to which it gave rise ; though he could not
have forgotten that a very trifling surplus was one of the chief anxieties of Mr ...
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... the face are rigid ; to receive by every mail letters enough for a large town ; to
have your life written several times a year ; to be obliged continually to refute
calumnies and “ define your position " ; to live under a horrid necessity to be
pointedly ...
... the face are rigid ; to receive by every mail letters enough for a large town ; to
have your life written several times a year ; to be obliged continually to refute
calumnies and “ define your position " ; to live under a horrid necessity to be
pointedly ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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