Retrospections of an Active Life: 1867-1871Baker & Taylor, 1913 - France |
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... once made me to ascer- tain whether I had been right in my conjecture that the manu- script of the autobiography of my most illustrious predecessor in the French embassy was in France . His answer gave me the impression that he had not ...
... once made me to ascer- tain whether I had been right in my conjecture that the manu- script of the autobiography of my most illustrious predecessor in the French embassy was in France . His answer gave me the impression that he had not ...
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... if accepted , I will send you the check at once . If not , see what you can do , and let me know , with yr opinion upon the subject , 1A copy of the foregoing letter from Laboulaye . and all as soon as you can ; for I.
... if accepted , I will send you the check at once . If not , see what you can do , and let me know , with yr opinion upon the subject , 1A copy of the foregoing letter from Laboulaye . and all as soon as you can ; for I.
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... once refused to answer a civil letter addressed to him there by Franklin . Franklin had his revenge , if he had any desire for it , for in the Lord George Gordon riots Stormont , who had become one of the Secretaries of State , was ...
... once refused to answer a civil letter addressed to him there by Franklin . Franklin had his revenge , if he had any desire for it , for in the Lord George Gordon riots Stormont , who had become one of the Secretaries of State , was ...
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... once out of Mexico . It answered my purpose . It gave Schofield something to do , and converted him to the policy of the Department by convincing him that the French were going as fast as they could . That paci- fied Grant and made ...
... once out of Mexico . It answered my purpose . It gave Schofield something to do , and converted him to the policy of the Department by convincing him that the French were going as fast as they could . That paci- fied Grant and made ...
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... the eve of the battle of Gettysburg and was succeeded by General Meade . 2Chief Justice Taney died Oct. 12 , 1864 ; S. P. Chase was appointed his successor Dec. 6 , 1864 . the house [ once ] occupied and owned by Douglas.
... the eve of the battle of Gettysburg and was succeeded by General Meade . 2Chief Justice Taney died Oct. 12 , 1864 ; S. P. Chase was appointed his successor Dec. 6 , 1864 . the house [ once ] occupied and owned by Douglas.
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Page 174 - The cease of majesty Dies not alone, but like a gulf doth draw What's near it with it; it is a massy wheel, Fix'd on the summit of the highest mount, To whose huge spokes ten thousand lesser things Are mortis'd and adjoin'd; which, when it falls, Each small annexment, petty consequence, Attends the boisterous ruin. Never alone Did the king sigh, but with a general groan.
Page 454 - But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Page 78 - I do not recognize you as capable of judging, or even fully apprehending me. You evidently regard me as a weak sentimentalist, misled by a maudlin philosophy. I arraign you as narrow-minded blockheads, who would like to be useful to a great and good cause, but don't know how.
Page 91 - In the mean time, that hard-to-begoverned passion of youth hurried me frequently into intrigues with low women that fell in my way, which were attended with some expense and great inconvenience, besides a continual risque to my health by a distemper which of all things I dreaded, though by great good luck I escaped it.
Page 124 - Stanton, being at the time commander-in-chief of the Northern troops that were concentrated about here, arrived rather late, indeed, they were waiting for him, and, on his entering the room, the President broke off in something he was saying, and remarked : " Let us proceed to business, gentlemen.
Page 91 - Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable. 12. CHASTITY. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
Page 78 - HORACE GREELEY, a member of the Club, who has become a bondsman for Jefferson Davis, late chief officer of the Rebel government." Mr. Jay continues : " As I have reason to believe that the signers, or some of them, disapprove of the conduct which they propose the Club shall consider, it is clearly due...
Page 45 - The seceded states to be restored to their place in the union, whenever a convention of delegates, "elected by the male citizens, ... of whatever race, color, or previous condition," except those disfranchised for participation in rebellion, etc., should frame a constitution, which, being ratified by the people and approved by congress, should go into operation, and the legislature thereupon elected should adopt the fourteenth amendment.
Page 124 - I don't know — I don't know. But it will happen, and shortly, too.' As they were all impressed by his manner, the Attorney - General took him up again. ' Have you received any information, Sir, not yet disclosed to us?' 'No,' answered the President,