Modern Eloquence, Volume 10Thomas Brackett Reed G.L. Shuman & Company, 1901 |
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... hear it , but I never invented anything original : I am only a retail dealer . " But in Lincoln's case the world ... hears it , " so the usefulness of a book like this must depend upon its users no less than on its own merits , the ...
... hear it , but I never invented anything original : I am only a retail dealer . " But in Lincoln's case the world ... hears it , " so the usefulness of a book like this must depend upon its users no less than on its own merits , the ...
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... hear the same young man in the afternoon . Collecting his wits , he said to the young minister , " My brother who ministers at the church across the river is very feeble , and I know he will take it kindly if you will preach to his ...
... hear the same young man in the afternoon . Collecting his wits , he said to the young minister , " My brother who ministers at the church across the river is very feeble , and I know he will take it kindly if you will preach to his ...
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... hear as well as you used to ? " — for it was notorious that he could not hear anything unless it was bawled in his ear . Oh , yes ; I hear perfectly , but they don't speak as loud as they did before the Revolution ! " 66 Tears in Court ...
... hear as well as you used to ? " — for it was notorious that he could not hear anything unless it was bawled in his ear . Oh , yes ; I hear perfectly , but they don't speak as loud as they did before the Revolution ! " 66 Tears in Court ...
Contents
STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS | 27 |
BENCH AND BAR | 41 |
DOCTOR AND PATIENT | 61 |
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