Modern Eloquence, Volume 7Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh John D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 92
... called " A Book for a Rainy Day , " written by an old gentleman called Smith , the author of a well- known life of Nollekens , the sculptor , a biography written with a vein of causticity some have attributed to the fact that the ...
... called " A Book for a Rainy Day , " written by an old gentleman called Smith , the author of a well- known life of Nollekens , the sculptor , a biography written with a vein of causticity some have attributed to the fact that the ...
Page 119
... called into exer- cise in contemplating the task assigned him by General Buell , of reconstructing bridges and re - establishing lines of railway communication for the army . His occupation in this useful but not brilliant field was ...
... called into exer- cise in contemplating the task assigned him by General Buell , of reconstructing bridges and re - establishing lines of railway communication for the army . His occupation in this useful but not brilliant field was ...
Page 198
... called to determine measures affecting the well - being of millions and the des- tinies of posterity . He must consider not only the inter- nal relations of his native land , but its connection with foreign states , and judge of a ...
... called to determine measures affecting the well - being of millions and the des- tinies of posterity . He must consider not only the inter- nal relations of his native land , but its connection with foreign states , and judge of a ...
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