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Let us never again commend any one for “ rising ” from obscurity to eminence ,
but reserve our special homage for those who have become respectable human
beings in spite of having had every advantage procured for them by rich fathers .
Let us never again commend any one for “ rising ” from obscurity to eminence ,
but reserve our special homage for those who have become respectable human
beings in spite of having had every advantage procured for them by rich fathers .
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Handsome he never was ; but his ruddy face and abundant light hair the
grandeur of his forehead and the speaking intelligence of his enuntenance ,
more than atoned for the irregularity of his features His face too , was a
compromise . With all ...
Handsome he never was ; but his ruddy face and abundant light hair the
grandeur of his forehead and the speaking intelligence of his enuntenance ,
more than atoned for the irregularity of his features His face too , was a
compromise . With all ...
Сторінка 13
I was never known to walk abroad with a face of joy and exultation at the success
of the enemy , embracing and announcing the joyous tidings to those who I
supposed would transmit it to the proper place . I was never known to receive the
...
I was never known to walk abroad with a face of joy and exultation at the success
of the enemy , embracing and announcing the joyous tidings to those who I
supposed would transmit it to the proper place . I was never known to receive the
...
Сторінка 24
It is never their interest to bring on a war ; because a war is certain to generate a
host of popular heroes to outshine them and push them from their places . It may
sometimes be their duty to advocate war , but it is never their interest .
It is never their interest to bring on a war ; because a war is certain to generate a
host of popular heroes to outshine them and push them from their places . It may
sometimes be their duty to advocate war , but it is never their interest .
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Mr . Clay ' s error , we think , arose from his not perceiving clearly that a protective
tariff , though justifiable sometimes , is always in itself an evil , and is never to be
accepted as the permanent policy of any country ; and that , being an evil , it ...
Mr . Clay ' s error , we think , arose from his not perceiving clearly that a protective
tariff , though justifiable sometimes , is always in itself an evil , and is never to be
accepted as the permanent policy of any country ; and that , being an evil , it ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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