Speeches delivered on various public occasionsLittle, Brown and Company, 1853 |
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... passed , and the earth smiled again under returning sunshine . The face of nature was refreshed ; and the grate- ful coolness of the air gave new spirits and animation to the assembling throng . Just before the storm broke , a very long ...
... passed , and the earth smiled again under returning sunshine . The face of nature was refreshed ; and the grate- ful coolness of the air gave new spirits and animation to the assembling throng . Just before the storm broke , a very long ...
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... passed , and this is not one of the occasions . I come to dictate and prescribe to no man . If my experience , not now short , in the affairs of government , entitle my opinions to any respect , those opinions are at the service of my ...
... passed , and this is not one of the occasions . I come to dictate and prescribe to no man . If my experience , not now short , in the affairs of government , entitle my opinions to any respect , those opinions are at the service of my ...
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... passed off the stage to his retirement at the Hermitage , which it would be as well , perhaps , that friends should not disturb , and where I sincerely wish he may , in tranquillity , pass the residue of his days . But General Jackson's ...
... passed off the stage to his retirement at the Hermitage , which it would be as well , perhaps , that friends should not disturb , and where I sincerely wish he may , in tranquillity , pass the residue of his days . But General Jackson's ...
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... passed was filled with spectators . The windows and balconies were thronged with women and children , waving their handkerchiefs in token of sympathy with the delegates , while the latter acknowledged the attention with continual cheers ...
... passed was filled with spectators . The windows and balconies were thronged with women and children , waving their handkerchiefs in token of sympathy with the delegates , while the latter acknowledged the attention with continual cheers ...
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... passed these to the credit of government , at the nominal amount ; the government was then to draw for money as it wanted it ; and , on that single transaction , the bank realized between eighty and a hundred thousand dollars in ...
... passed these to the credit of government , at the nominal amount ; the government was then to draw for money as it wanted it ; and , on that single transaction , the bank realized between eighty and a hundred thousand dollars in ...
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