War of the Rebellion; Or, Scylla and Charybdis: Consisting of Observations Upon the Causes, Course, and Consequences of the Late Civil War in the United StatesHarper & Brothers, 1866 - 440 strani |
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... manner of this extraordinary individual . After reading the mar- velous speech to which I have alluded , on being thus ushered into the august presence of him by whom that speech had been delivered , and after listening with fixed and ...
... manner of this extraordinary individual . After reading the mar- velous speech to which I have alluded , on being thus ushered into the august presence of him by whom that speech had been delivered , and after listening with fixed and ...
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... . His mind was both perceptive and vigorous ; it was clear , quick , and strong . " Sir , the eloquence of Mr. Calhoun , or the manner in WEBSTER'S EULOGY ON CALHOUN . 27 which he exhibited his 26 SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS .
... . His mind was both perceptive and vigorous ; it was clear , quick , and strong . " Sir , the eloquence of Mr. Calhoun , or the manner in WEBSTER'S EULOGY ON CALHOUN . 27 which he exhibited his 26 SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS .
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... manner . These are the qualities , as I think , which have enabled him , through such a long course of years , to speak often , and yet always command attention . His demeanor as a senator is known to us all - is appre- ciated ...
... manner . These are the qualities , as I think , which have enabled him , through such a long course of years , to speak often , and yet always command attention . His demeanor as a senator is known to us all - is appre- ciated ...
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... manners , in such an intercourse and such conversation , with men comparatively young , than Mr. Calhoun . I believe one great power of his character , in general , was his conversational talent . I believe it is that , as well as a ...
... manners , in such an intercourse and such conversation , with men comparatively young , than Mr. Calhoun . I believe one great power of his character , in general , was his conversational talent . I believe it is that , as well as a ...
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... manners . In all of them it was necessary to employ the same means of warding off the violence of the savage tribes who encompassed them ; of felling and displacing the great trees which overshadowed the sur- face of the wilderness in ...
... manners . In all of them it was necessary to employ the same means of warding off the violence of the savage tribes who encompassed them ; of felling and displacing the great trees which overshadowed the sur- face of the wilderness in ...
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