Popular and Authentic Lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler ColfaxR.W. Carroll & Company, 1868 - 425 pages |
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Page 13
... thing more than he is . I shall en- deavor simply to give the plain story of what he is and what he has done . This is enough . In doing it I shall be obliged , even if I were not glad , to bring out upon the canvas that noblest ...
... thing more than he is . I shall en- deavor simply to give the plain story of what he is and what he has done . This is enough . In doing it I shall be obliged , even if I were not glad , to bring out upon the canvas that noblest ...
Page 14
... thing . Every fact , every man , every plan , every movement , every opin- ion and event of our last great conflict are embodied by the press and perpetuated for the use of the his- torian . With such materials we may be dull , but we ...
... thing . Every fact , every man , every plan , every movement , every opin- ion and event of our last great conflict are embodied by the press and perpetuated for the use of the his- torian . With such materials we may be dull , but we ...
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... thing , which has continued to characterize him : this is perfect self - possession and unmoved nerve . Look- ing forward to the possibilities of such a boy , we find ́ him already possessed of some qualities very neces- sary to a great ...
... thing , which has continued to characterize him : this is perfect self - possession and unmoved nerve . Look- ing forward to the possibilities of such a boy , we find ́ him already possessed of some qualities very neces- sary to a great ...
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... thing else under the sun than work in the tannery . So great was his dislike to that occupation that when told to go into the tan- yard he went to the village instead , got a job to do , and hired another boy to take his place . Perhaps ...
... thing else under the sun than work in the tannery . So great was his dislike to that occupation that when told to go into the tan- yard he went to the village instead , got a job to do , and hired another boy to take his place . Perhaps ...
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... thing for every head he examines , and especially if it be a boy's , this can not be deemed very remarkable . In fact , Grant's boyhood passed away without any wonderful occur- rence , without any precocious genius , and without any ...
... thing for every head he examines , and especially if it be a boy's , this can not be deemed very remarkable . In fact , Grant's boyhood passed away without any wonderful occur- rence , without any precocious genius , and without any ...
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