Famous Americans of Recent TimesHoughton, Mifflin, 1890 - 473 стор. |
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... caused the aged orator to be informed of what had been done , but not of the names of the donors . " Could my life insure the success of Henry Clay , I would freely lay it down this day , " exclaimed an old Rhode Island sea - captain on ...
... caused the aged orator to be informed of what had been done , but not of the names of the donors . " Could my life insure the success of Henry Clay , I would freely lay it down this day , " exclaimed an old Rhode Island sea - captain on ...
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... cause . I was never known to walk abroad with a face of joy and exulta- tion 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 ...
... cause . I was never known to walk abroad with a face of joy and exulta- tion 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 ...
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... cause later in life , was of opinion that he would have won a high position at the bar of the Supreme Court , if he had not been early drawn away to public life . In Kentucky he was a brilliant , successful practitioner , such as ...
... cause later in life , was of opinion that he would have won a high position at the bar of the Supreme Court , if he had not been early drawn away to public life . In Kentucky he was a brilliant , successful practitioner , such as ...
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... caused the repeal of the Stamp Act , and would have postponed the Revolution but for the accident of Lexington , denounced Mr. Clay's proposition as the act of a shameless demagogue . Clay hallenged this ill - informed gentleman , and a ...
... caused the repeal of the Stamp Act , and would have postponed the Revolution but for the accident of Lexington , denounced Mr. Clay's proposition as the act of a shameless demagogue . Clay hallenged this ill - informed gentleman , and a ...
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... caused the plan to prevail . Fortunately , he had been absent from Congress during some of the earlier never a man of books , a hard student ; but he has displayed remarkable genius . I never could imagine him sitting comfortably in his ...
... caused the plan to prevail . Fortunately , he had been absent from Congress during some of the earlier never a man of books , a hard student ; but he has displayed remarkable genius . I never could imagine him sitting comfortably in his ...
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