Modern Eloquence, Volume 10Thomas Brackett Reed G.L. Shuman & Company, 1901 |
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Page 58
... soon as I could recover my senses . " Covering the Case . - The contradictory character of the pleas sometimes put forward in courts of law is well illus- trated in the following case , either real or supposed . The suit was for the ...
... soon as I could recover my senses . " Covering the Case . - The contradictory character of the pleas sometimes put forward in courts of law is well illus- trated in the following case , either real or supposed . The suit was for the ...
Page 85
... soon . " - Charles T. Saxton . Too Bad . - A good story is told of a Quaker volunteer in the Union army who was in a Virginia skirmish . Coming into pretty close quarters with a Confederate , he remarked : " Friend , ' tis very ...
... soon . " - Charles T. Saxton . Too Bad . - A good story is told of a Quaker volunteer in the Union army who was in a Virginia skirmish . Coming into pretty close quarters with a Confederate , he remarked : " Friend , ' tis very ...
Page 308
... soon as the shores of France had faded out of sight , the company , to keep up their spirits , began to sing on deck . But very soon they stopped , and five gentlemen were seen to stare at one another with consternation . " Why , how is ...
... soon as the shores of France had faded out of sight , the company , to keep up their spirits , began to sing on deck . But very soon they stopped , and five gentlemen were seen to stare at one another with consternation . " Why , how is ...
Contents
STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS | 27 |
BENCH AND BAR | 41 |
DOCTOR AND PATIENT | 61 |
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