American SpeechesLongmans, Green, 1954 - 518 pages |
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Page 181
... honorable member to appeal to those around him , upon the question whether he did in fact make use of that word . But he may have been unconscious of it . At any rate , it is enough that he disclaims it . But still , with or without the ...
... honorable member to appeal to those around him , upon the question whether he did in fact make use of that word . But he may have been unconscious of it . At any rate , it is enough that he disclaims it . But still , with or without the ...
Page 184
... honorable member might say of his friend . Still less do I put forth any pretensions of my own . But when put to me as matter of taunt , I throw it back , and say to the gentleman , that he could possibly say nothing less likely than ...
... honorable member might say of his friend . Still less do I put forth any pretensions of my own . But when put to me as matter of taunt , I throw it back , and say to the gentleman , that he could possibly say nothing less likely than ...
Page 187
... honorable member was inclined to be facetious on the subject . He was rather disposed to make it matter of ridicule , that I had introduced into the debate the name of one Nathan Dane , of whom he assures us he had never before heard ...
... honorable member was inclined to be facetious on the subject . He was rather disposed to make it matter of ridicule , that I had introduced into the debate the name of one Nathan Dane , of whom he assures us he had never before heard ...
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The Study of Speeches | 1 |
WENDELL PHILLIPS PAGE | 9 |
Lincolns First Inaugural | 21 |
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