Famous Americans of Recent TimesHoughton, Mifflin, 1890 - 473 стор. |
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... hand at him without so much as turning his head or discontinuing his occupation , and the stranger shrunk away painfully conscious of his insignificance . Calhoun , on the contrary , besides receiving him with civility , would converse ...
... hand at him without so much as turning his head or discontinuing his occupation , and the stranger shrunk away painfully conscious of his insignificance . Calhoun , on the contrary , besides receiving him with civility , would converse ...
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... hand- some . His good mother had arrayed him in a full suit of pepper- and - salt " figginy , " an old Virginia fabric of silk and cotton . His shirt and shirt - collar were stiffly starched , and his coat - tail stood out boldly behind ...
... hand- some . His good mother had arrayed him in a full suit of pepper- and - salt " figginy , " an old Virginia fabric of silk and cotton . His shirt and shirt - collar were stiffly starched , and his coat - tail stood out boldly behind ...
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... hand trembled to such a degree that he was glad to borrow a copyist from the clerk's office . For nearly four years it was the young man's principal duty to copy the decisions of the venerable Chancellor , which were curiously learned ...
... hand trembled to such a degree that he was glad to borrow a copyist from the clerk's office . For nearly four years it was the young man's principal duty to copy the decisions of the venerable Chancellor , which were curiously learned ...
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... Hand- some he never was ; but his ruddy face and abundant light hair the grandeur of his forehead and the speaking intelligence of his countenance , more than atoned for the irregularity of his features , His face too , was a compromise ...
... Hand- some he never was ; but his ruddy face and abundant light hair the grandeur of his forehead and the speaking intelligence of his countenance , more than atoned for the irregularity of his features , His face too , was a compromise ...
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... hand , he could name all the cards that remained to be played . He discounte- nanced high stakes ; and we believe he never , after 1806 , played for more than five dollars " a corner . " These , we know , were the stakes at Ghent ...
... hand , he could name all the cards that remained to be played . He discounte- nanced high stakes ; and we believe he never , after 1806 , played for more than five dollars " a corner . " These , we know , were the stakes at Ghent ...
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