Memoirs of the Life of William Wirt, Attorney-General of the United States, Volume 2Lea and Blanchard, 1850 |
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... hope friend Dabney will have no great occasion to scold about it . More it does not become me to say , -nor , indeed , could I say more with any regard to the truth . my * * * * * * * I regret extremely that my engagements in court ...
... hope friend Dabney will have no great occasion to scold about it . More it does not become me to say , -nor , indeed , could I say more with any regard to the truth . my * * * * * * * I regret extremely that my engagements in court ...
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... hope you and Frank have no suspicion that the incident did not occur just as I have stated it , or that the speech is not a genuine one . Yet I know not how else to understand the remark that the quotation is from an inferior hand ...
... hope you and Frank have no suspicion that the incident did not occur just as I have stated it , or that the speech is not a genuine one . Yet I know not how else to understand the remark that the quotation is from an inferior hand ...
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... hope we may speak our sentiments here , " said he , " to one another , without the suspicion of flattery . Your manner is the very best I have ever seen . Your client has no occasion to regret the loss of Mr. ; he would not , and never ...
... hope we may speak our sentiments here , " said he , " to one another , without the suspicion of flattery . Your manner is the very best I have ever seen . Your client has no occasion to regret the loss of Mr. ; he would not , and never ...
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... hope my stream is not as bombastic as this . - But enough of this " confounded stream , " as you are ready to cry . A word or two , however , as to the general style of my book . I had , at first , a thought of trying to imitate the ...
... hope my stream is not as bombastic as this . - But enough of this " confounded stream , " as you are ready to cry . A word or two , however , as to the general style of my book . I had , at first , a thought of trying to imitate the ...
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... hope that it will be convenient to you to join us at an early day , as there are many subjects of great importance requiring early attention . A visit to Richmond to attend to your engagements there , after the expiration of a few weeks ...
... hope that it will be convenient to you to join us at an early day , as there are many subjects of great importance requiring early attention . A visit to Richmond to attend to your engagements there , after the expiration of a few weeks ...
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Halaman 242 - Indians ; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent, and in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars, authorized by congress; but laws, founded in justice and humanity, shall, from time to time, be made, for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Halaman 26 - Awake, /Eolian lyre, awake, And give to rapture all thy trembling strings. From Helicon's harmonious springs A thousand rills their mazy progress take ; The laughing flowers, that round them blow, Drink life and fragrance as they flow. Now the rich stream of music winds along, Deep, majestic, smooth, and strong, Through verdant vales, and Ceres...
Halaman 229 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Halaman 275 - Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave My heart into my mouth. I love your majesty According to my bond; nor more nor less.
Halaman 199 - Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking-off...
Halaman 137 - The music was like the memory of joys that are past, pleasant and mournful to the soul.
Halaman 56 - ... to prosecute and conduct all suits in the supreme court in which the United States shall be concerned, and to give his advice and opinion upon questions of law when required by the president of the United States, or when requested by the heads of any of the departments, touching any matters that may concern their departments, and shall receive such compensation for his services as shall by law be provided.
Halaman 50 - ... if our trade may be taxed, why not our lands ? Why not the produce of our lands and everything we possess or make use of ? This we apprehend annihilates our charter right to govern and tax ourselves. It strikes at our British privileges, which, as we have never forfeited them, we hold in common with our fellow subjects who are natives of Britain.
Halaman 252 - This bill is brought by the Cherokee nation, praying an injunction to restrain the state of Georgia from the execution of certain laws of that state, which, as is alleged, go directly to annihilate the Cherokees as a political society, and to seize, for the use of Georgia, the lands of the nation which have been assured to them by the United States in solemn treaties repeatedly made and still in force.
Halaman 40 - Committee, whose business it shall be to obtain the most early and Authentic intelligence of all such Acts and Resolutions of the British Parliament, or proceedings of Administration, as may relate to or affect the British Colonies in America, and to keep up and maintain a Correspondence and Communication with our Sister Colonies, respecting these important Considerations ; and the result of such their proceedings, from Time to Time, to lay before this House.