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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 the morning of the
Presidential election of 1844. Who has forgotten the passion of disappointment ,
the ...
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 the morning of the
Presidential election of 1844. Who has forgotten the passion of disappointment ,
the ...
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There was one field of a hundred acres upon Captain Webster's mountain farm
so level that a lamb could be seen on any part of it from the windows of the house
. Every tourist knows that region now , — that wide , billowy expanse of dark ...
There was one field of a hundred acres upon Captain Webster's mountain farm
so level that a lamb could be seen on any part of it from the windows of the house
. Every tourist knows that region now , — that wide , billowy expanse of dark ...
Сторінка 60
The French war ended , Captain Wehster , in compensation for his services ,
received a grant of land in the mountain wilderness at the head of the Merrimack ,
where , as miller and farmer , he lived and reared his family . The Revolutionary ...
The French war ended , Captain Wehster , in compensation for his services ,
received a grant of land in the mountain wilderness at the head of the Merrimack ,
where , as miller and farmer , he lived and reared his family . The Revolutionary ...
Сторінка 91
The Supreme Court affirmed this to be the true doctrine , and thenceforth Captain
Cornelius Vanderbilt ran his steamboat without feeling it necessary , on
approaching New York , to station a lady at the helm and to hide himself in the
hold .
The Supreme Court affirmed this to be the true doctrine , and thenceforth Captain
Cornelius Vanderbilt ran his steamboat without feeling it necessary , on
approaching New York , to station a lady at the helm and to hide himself in the
hold .
Сторінка 110
His wishes were obeyed ; and he was buried more as the son of plain , brave
Captain Ebenezer Webster , than as Secretary of State . “ No coffin , " said Mr.
Hillard , “ concealed that majestic frame . In the open air , clad as when alive , he
say ...
His wishes were obeyed ; and he was buried more as the son of plain , brave
Captain Ebenezer Webster , than as Secretary of State . “ No coffin , " said Mr.
Hillard , “ concealed that majestic frame . In the open air , clad as when alive , he
say ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Видавець | Ticknor and Fields, 1877 |
| Оригінал із | Гарвардський університет |
| Оцифровано | 24 жов. 2006 |
| Обсяг | 473 стор. |
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