A Week in the White House with Theodore Roosevelt: A Study of the President at the Nation's BusinessG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908 - 153 pages |
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... half of the Monument visible over the back - screen of a tennis court . A big desk with a few papers ( always in order ) , a few books , an art nouveau lamp , and two or three vases of flow- ers , facing a fireplace above which hangs an ...
... half of the Monument visible over the back - screen of a tennis court . A big desk with a few papers ( always in order ) , a few books , an art nouveau lamp , and two or three vases of flow- ers , facing a fireplace above which hangs an ...
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... half a dozen chairs against the wall , which is adorned only with maps ; a pair of dwarf Japanese pines on the mantel , and - it is no time to suppress the truth - frequently the silk hat of a visitor ; a revolving book - case ...
... half a dozen chairs against the wall , which is adorned only with maps ; a pair of dwarf Japanese pines on the mantel , and - it is no time to suppress the truth - frequently the silk hat of a visitor ; a revolving book - case ...
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... half the time with one leg curled up on the divan or maybe on the Cabinet table top . And , curiously , when the Presi- dent sits on one foot his visitor is likely to do the same , even if , like Mr. Justice Harlan or Mr. J. J. Hill ...
... half the time with one leg curled up on the divan or maybe on the Cabinet table top . And , curiously , when the Presi- dent sits on one foot his visitor is likely to do the same , even if , like Mr. Justice Harlan or Mr. J. J. Hill ...
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... half of whom are famous , while those of the other half are unknown save in their village or labour union . It is not always possible to distinguish the pillar of state from the private citi- zen . One not familiar with the figures who ...
... half of whom are famous , while those of the other half are unknown save in their village or labour union . It is not always possible to distinguish the pillar of state from the private citi- zen . One not familiar with the figures who ...
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... half a dozen times of a morning . Here it is a case of " yes " or a " no . " Here it is to hear a story and make a reference to the proper department and official . In many instances it is to con- sider and decide in one minute , on the ...
... half a dozen times of a morning . Here it is a case of " yes " or a " no . " Here it is to hear a story and make a reference to the proper department and official . In many instances it is to con- sider and decide in one minute , on the ...
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Page 10 - MASTER of human destinies am I! Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace — soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate! If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, . And...
Page 10 - Master of human destinies am I: Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait, Cities and fields I walk ! I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace — soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate. If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before I turn away, it is the hour of fate...
Page 44 - You don't smile with Mr. Roosevelt; you shout with laughter with him, and then you shout again while he tries to cork up more laugh and sputters ; 'Come gentlemen, let us be serious'.
Page 10 - If sleeping, wake: if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer every foe Save death: but those who doubt or hesitate, Condemned to failure, penury and woe, Seek me in vain and uselessly implore. I answer not, and I return no more!
Page 125 - ... at all, — nor do they so much as think of it, their minds being intent upon that employ they are in, either the delight or diligence of the soul getting the mastery over all other desires. Epaminondas is reported wittily to have said of a good man that died about the time of the battle of Leuctra, How came he to have so much leisure as to die, when there was so much business stirring ? It may truly be asked concerning a man that is either of public employ or a scholar, What time can such a...
Page 15 - ... condition to-day ; his face clear, his weight I should say wellnigh a stone less than was his habit back of a year ago. Look at him as he stands and you will see that he is rigid as a soldier on parade. His chin is in, his chest out. The line from the back of his head falls straight as a plumb-line to his heels. Never for a moment, while he is on his feet, does that line so much as waver, that neck unbend.