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first appearance in the House gave him , at once , national stand ing . His master
in political doctrine and his partisan chief , Thomas Jefferson , was gone from the
scene ; and Clay could now be a planet instead of a satellite . Restive as he ...
first appearance in the House gave him , at once , national stand ing . His master
in political doctrine and his partisan chief , Thomas Jefferson , was gone from the
scene ; and Clay could now be a planet instead of a satellite . Restive as he ...
Сторінка 25
He spoke the more feelingly , because he , who could bave earned more than the
President's income by the practice of his profession , was often pinched for
money , and was once obliged to leave Congress for the sole purpose of taking
care ...
He spoke the more feelingly , because he , who could bave earned more than the
President's income by the practice of his profession , was often pinched for
money , and was once obliged to leave Congress for the sole purpose of taking
care ...
Сторінка 28
... he was suddenly confronted by three Gorgons at once , a coining Surplus , a
President that vetoed internal improvements , and an ambitious Calhoun ,
resolved on using the surplus either as a stepping - stone to the Presidency or a
wedge ...
... he was suddenly confronted by three Gorgons at once , a coining Surplus , a
President that vetoed internal improvements , and an ambitious Calhoun ,
resolved on using the surplus either as a stepping - stone to the Presidency or a
wedge ...
Сторінка 29
asked a friend , as he set Mr. Clay down at his own door , after sunrise , from a
party . “ Come up , and you shall see how I will throw the reins over their necks , ”
replied the Speaker , as he stepped from the carriage . * Daniel Webster once
said ...
asked a friend , as he set Mr. Clay down at his own door , after sunrise , from a
party . “ Come up , and you shall see how I will throw the reins over their necks , ”
replied the Speaker , as he stepped from the carriage . * Daniel Webster once
said ...
Сторінка 32
... his decisions had been reversed ; and he had presided over the turbulent and
restive House with that perfect blending of courtesy and firmness which at once
restrains and charms . The debates just before the war , during the war , and after
...
... his decisions had been reversed ; and he had presided over the turbulent and
restive House with that perfect blending of courtesy and firmness which at once
restrains and charms . The debates just before the war , during the war , and after
...
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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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