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... course , had an easy victory . Fortunately for his own happi- ness , Mr. Clay's desire for the Presidency diminished as his chances of reaching it diminished . That desire had never been morbid , it now became exceedingly moderate ; nor ...
... course , had an easy victory . Fortunately for his own happi- ness , Mr. Clay's desire for the Presidency diminished as his chances of reaching it diminished . That desire had never been morbid , it now became exceedingly moderate ; nor ...
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... course of this long debate , Mr. Clay said some things to which the late war has given a new interest . He knew , at last , what the fire - eaters meant . He perceived now that it was not the few abhorred Abolitionists of the Northern ...
... course of this long debate , Mr. Clay said some things to which the late war has given a new interest . He knew , at last , what the fire - eaters meant . He perceived now that it was not the few abhorred Abolitionists of the Northern ...
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... course a mile or two off , formed by the union of two mountain torrents . Among those hills , high up , sometimes near the summits , lakes are found , broad , deep , and still ; and down the sides run innumerable rills , which form ...
... course a mile or two off , formed by the union of two mountain torrents . Among those hills , high up , sometimes near the summits , lakes are found , broad , deep , and still ; and down the sides run innumerable rills , which form ...
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... course , a respectful letter of acknowledgment must be sent . The glowing countenance of the young man fell at these most unexpected and unwelcome words . They were , to use his own language , " a shower - bath of ice - water . " The ...
... course , a respectful letter of acknowledgment must be sent . The glowing countenance of the young man fell at these most unexpected and unwelcome words . They were , to use his own language , " a shower - bath of ice - water . " The ...
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... course of events ; and very soon the enemy , by his own great scheme of invasion , decided the policy of the United States . Every port was blockaded so effectively that a pilot - boat could not safely go out of sight of land , and a ...
... course of events ; and very soon the enemy , by his own great scheme of invasion , decided the policy of the United States . Every port was blockaded so effectively that a pilot - boat could not safely go out of sight of land , and a ...
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