Modern Eloquence, Volume 10Thomas Brackett Reed G.L. Shuman & Company, 1901 |
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Page 54
... stand . " Well , Mr. P- , please give your account of this affair . " " Waal , Jedge , " said Mr. Pā , " you see J - there and myself had some little talk about an old matter of business , and he stated something that wasn't so , and I ...
... stand . " Well , Mr. P- , please give your account of this affair . " " Waal , Jedge , " said Mr. Pā , " you see J - there and myself had some little talk about an old matter of business , and he stated something that wasn't so , and I ...
Page 92
... stand fire better than that . " " I never could stand a fire in my rear , ā replied the general . Not in Company " H . " - The night 92 ANECDOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
... stand fire better than that . " " I never could stand a fire in my rear , ā replied the general . Not in Company " H . " - The night 92 ANECDOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
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... stand in the vestibule of a century full of miracles , and , following the metaphor of the English orator who eloquently proclaimed , ' The British lion , whether it is roaming the deserts of India or climbing the forests of Canada ...
... stand in the vestibule of a century full of miracles , and , following the metaphor of the English orator who eloquently proclaimed , ' The British lion , whether it is roaming the deserts of India or climbing the forests of Canada ...
Contents
STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS | 27 |
BENCH AND BAR | 41 |
DOCTOR AND PATIENT | 61 |
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