The Life of General U.S. Grant: His Early Life, Military Achievements, and History of His Civil Administration, His Sickness and Death, Together with His Tour Around the World ...A. Roman, 1885 - 772 pages |
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... never boasting of his deeds or selfishly obtruding himself before the public , —a man of tireless energy , of great breadth of comprehension , of the highest order of adminis- trative genius . Such a character , when carefully studied ...
... never boasting of his deeds or selfishly obtruding himself before the public , —a man of tireless energy , of great breadth of comprehension , of the highest order of adminis- trative genius . Such a character , when carefully studied ...
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... never been bestowed by foreign nations upon any citizen of the United States , and become the recipient of such tokens of confidence and enthusiastic affection as have never been exhib- ited by Americans to any citizen . For when this ...
... never been bestowed by foreign nations upon any citizen of the United States , and become the recipient of such tokens of confidence and enthusiastic affection as have never been exhib- ited by Americans to any citizen . For when this ...
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... never forgetting to give credit if successful , and assuming the blame if failure ensued . He was never guilty of petty oppressions to those holding in- ferior rank , nor did he ever find it necessary or politic to push himself into ...
... never forgetting to give credit if successful , and assuming the blame if failure ensued . He was never guilty of petty oppressions to those holding in- ferior rank , nor did he ever find it necessary or politic to push himself into ...
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... never complied with . As if fate foresaw the patriotic duty , the filial love , the tran- scendant services he was one day to render his country , the government seemed to insist , when adopting him among her military children , on ...
... never complied with . As if fate foresaw the patriotic duty , the filial love , the tran- scendant services he was one day to render his country , the government seemed to insist , when adopting him among her military children , on ...
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... never had a collar on . While I was gone , Ulys- ses got the colt and put a collar and the harness on him , and hitched him up to a sled . Then he put a single line on to him , and drove off , and loaded up the sled with brush , and ...
... never had a collar on . While I was gone , Ulys- ses got the colt and put a collar and the harness on him , and hitched him up to a sled . Then he put a single line on to him , and drove off , and loaded up the sled with brush , and ...
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