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Page 379
But the 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 ...
But the 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 ...
Page 385
In the progress of the discussion which arose on this resolution , an honorable
member from New Hampshire moved to amend the resolution , so as entirely to
reverse its object ; that is , to strike it all out , and insert a direction to the
committee ...
In the progress of the discussion which arose on this resolution , an honorable
member from New Hampshire moved to amend the resolution , so as entirely to
reverse its object ; that is , to strike it all out , and insert a direction to the
committee ...
Page 387
Sir , if this be a sample of that discomfiture , with which the honorable gentleman
threatened me , commend me to the word discomfiture for the rest of my life . But ,
after all , this is not the point of the debate ; and I must now bring the gentleman ...
Sir , if this be a sample of that discomfiture , with which the honorable gentleman
threatened me , commend me to the word discomfiture for the rest of my life . But ,
after all , this is not the point of the debate ; and I must now bring the gentleman ...
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Discourse delivered at Plymouth in Commemoration of the first Settlement | 25 |
DISCOURSE in Commemoration of the Lives and Services of John Adams | 71 |
Speech delivered at a Meeting of Citizens of Boston held in Faneuil Hall | 97 |
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