The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
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... become firm , effective , and immovable . Such are the instructions which our country has given to the world in the philosophy of government . They are universally received , and they are more precious than any other VOL . III . - 2 ...
... become firm , effective , and immovable . Such are the instructions which our country has given to the world in the philosophy of government . They are universally received , and they are more precious than any other VOL . III . - 2 ...
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... become palaces , and our villages are transformed , as if by magic , into great cities . Fugitives from famine and op- pression and the sword crowd our shores , and proclaim to us that we alone are free , and great , and happy ...
... become palaces , and our villages are transformed , as if by magic , into great cities . Fugitives from famine and op- pression and the sword crowd our shores , and proclaim to us that we alone are free , and great , and happy ...
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... become a dis- ciple , and he soon learned to love and venerate , not only Franklin whom he saw , but Washington whom he had not seen , and who then was maintaining the cause of the new republic in the field with unsurpassed moral ...
... become a dis- ciple , and he soon learned to love and venerate , not only Franklin whom he saw , but Washington whom he had not seen , and who then was maintaining the cause of the new republic in the field with unsurpassed moral ...
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... become tur- bulent , and thus the tragedy of the old Republic would be re - enacted . What was to be done ? The only one of the Bonapartes whom it was practicable to call to the throne , was the young Duke of Reichstadt , and he was a ...
... become tur- bulent , and thus the tragedy of the old Republic would be re - enacted . What was to be done ? The only one of the Bonapartes whom it was practicable to call to the throne , was the young Duke of Reichstadt , and he was a ...
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... become too powerful for the safety of France . I was more desirous to resign it than he was that I should retire . I felt that , I could not hold it longer consistently with justice to myself , and my known principles . Louis Philippe ...
... become too powerful for the safety of France . I was more desirous to resign it than he was that I should retire . I felt that , I could not hold it longer consistently with justice to myself , and my known principles . Louis Philippe ...
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