Modern Eloquence, Volume 10Thomas Brackett Reed G.L. Shuman & Company, 1901 |
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Page xvi
... matter ? ' Whereupon the boy replied : That old fat rascal up at the mill stole all my corn and gave me an awful race for the sack ! ' Now , " said Mr. Talbert , " that illustrates the working of the high protective tariff precisely ...
... matter ? ' Whereupon the boy replied : That old fat rascal up at the mill stole all my corn and gave me an awful race for the sack ! ' Now , " said Mr. Talbert , " that illustrates the working of the high protective tariff precisely ...
Page 197
... matter of right , and the others he should have as a matter of merit . The Scotchman proclaims that all moral and mental philosophy , all political and intellectual development , emanate from him ; and then eats his haggis , and laughs ...
... matter of right , and the others he should have as a matter of merit . The Scotchman proclaims that all moral and mental philosophy , all political and intellectual development , emanate from him ; and then eats his haggis , and laughs ...
Page 272
... matter - of - fact that it approximated cruelty to joke with him , but nevertheless John M. Allen did it . When business was at its worst during the panic which began in 1893 , one morning John and the governor met on a street - car ...
... matter - of - fact that it approximated cruelty to joke with him , but nevertheless John M. Allen did it . When business was at its worst during the panic which began in 1893 , one morning John and the governor met on a street - car ...
Contents
STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS | 27 |
BENCH AND BAR | 41 |
DOCTOR AND PATIENT | 61 |
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