 | 1853 - 236 strani
...terminate together, this commencement or termination is indicated by the use of three commas ; as, " In the course of this polite attention, he pointed...a certain direction, and exclaimed, ' That is Mr. Bradley, of York, a man, whose benevolence is proverbial.' " When a point is inserted immediately after... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Morris - 1864 - 842 strani
...Jefferson, on one occasion, when pointing out the various members of Congress to a friend, said, — "That is Mr. Sherman, of Connecticut, a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." He possessed a singular power of penetrating into the characters and motives of men, while the rectitude... | |
 | Harvey Newcomb - 1872 - 266 strani
...was pointing- out to a friend the distinguished men in Congress, said of him, " That is Mr. Sherman, a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." Mr. Sherman was a self-educated man, a shoemaker, and a Christian. He was brought up, after the old New... | |
 | William Harvey Wells - 1880 - 208 strani
...commence or terminate together, this commencement or termination is indicated by the use of three commas : "In the course of this polite attention he pointed...a man who never said a foolish thing in his life.' " BRACKETS. 266. Brackets or crotchets ( [ ] ). When a word, or phrase, or sentence, which is entirely... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1880 - 416 strani
...— During the session of Congress. Mr. Jefferson pointed out Roger Sherman to a friend, saying, " That is Mr. Sherman, of Connecticut, a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." Mr. Macon said of him, " He had more common sense than any man I ever knew." Fisher Ames said, " If I am absent... | |
 | Lewis Henry Boutell - 1896 - 380 strani
...accompanied Dr. Spring of Newburyport to the halls of Congress, and pointing out Mr. Sherman, said, — " That is Mr. Sherman of Connecticut, a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina, who himself had a great reputation for wisdom, once remarked to... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1897 - 808 strani
...man to have had so shrewd a judge of men as Thomas Jefferson, a political opponent, say of him : " That is Mr. Sherman of Connecticut, a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." Another and greater title is it to have formulated and proposed the compromise principle of double... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1897 - 812 strani
...man to have had so shrewd a judge of men as Thomas Jefferson, a political opponent, say of him : " That is Mr. Sherman of Connecticut, a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." Another and greater title is it to have formulated and proposed the compromise principle of double... | |
 | 1897 - 698 strani
...Jefferson, is said to have said, pointing out Mr. Sherman while he was a Senator in Congress, •' That is Mr. Sherman of Connecticut ; a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." He certainly said some wise ones. For instance, advising a young man just entering upon a legislative... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge - 1902 - 338 strani
...cause of American Independence as Mt. Atlas." Mr. Jefferson pointed him out to Dr. Spring, and said, " That is Mr. Sherman of Connecticut, a man who never said a foolish thing in his life." I hope you will not think that I quote these things from the vanity of a near relative, but it seems... | |
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In the course of this polite attention, he pointed in a certain direction, and exclaimed, ' That is Mr. Sherman, of Connecticut ; a man who never said a foolish thing in his life. 
