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... called to distinguish them from their less successful and accomplished rivals in the literary field ; and he has frequently spoken to me about his father's passionate fondness for Shakespeare's plays , and of his remarkable memory of ...
... called to distinguish them from their less successful and accomplished rivals in the literary field ; and he has frequently spoken to me about his father's passionate fondness for Shakespeare's plays , and of his remarkable memory of ...
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... called for his services in the other counties in nearly all the most important cases that arose therein though the practice of going the circuit had been , well nigh , abandoned by the leading lawyers , when he came to the bar . The ...
... called for his services in the other counties in nearly all the most important cases that arose therein though the practice of going the circuit had been , well nigh , abandoned by the leading lawyers , when he came to the bar . The ...
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... called black letter ; it was all ab- struse , and not to be acquired fully but by one en- dowed by nature with a strong mind , improved by ample learning , classical and otherwise . I feel that I hazard nothing in saying that Mr Clayton ...
... called black letter ; it was all ab- struse , and not to be acquired fully but by one en- dowed by nature with a strong mind , improved by ample learning , classical and otherwise . I feel that I hazard nothing in saying that Mr Clayton ...
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... called upon to do battle for his clients . He had no weak adversaries , I assure you . They were of the best to be found any- where , and in the highest rank among us . When such were his antagonists , then the interest was powering ...
... called upon to do battle for his clients . He had no weak adversaries , I assure you . They were of the best to be found any- where , and in the highest rank among us . When such were his antagonists , then the interest was powering ...
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... called themselves Administration men , and were called by their adversaries Adams men . In this memorable struggle there was a bitterness of feeling , a fell spirit of hostility , that had never before been experienced , nor has ever ...
... called themselves Administration men , and were called by their adversaries Adams men . In this memorable struggle there was a bitterness of feeling , a fell spirit of hostility , that had never before been experienced , nor has ever ...
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Page 198 - ... and should any differences arise as to right or property over the territory through which the said canal shall pass between the states or governments of Central America, and such differences should in any way impede or obstruct the execution of the said canal, the Governments of...
Page 196 - V.—" The contracting parties further engage that when the said canal shall have been completed they will protect it from interruption, seizure, or unjust confiscation, and that they will guarantee the neutrality thereof, so that the said canal may forever be open and free, and the capital invested therein secure.
Page 197 - ... should deem that the persons or company undertaking or managing the same adopt or establish such regulations concerning the traffic thereupon as are contrary to the spirit and intention of this convention, either by making unfair discriminations in...
Page 198 - State through which the. proposed ship canal may pass, a contract for the construction of such a canal as that specified in this convention, to the stipulations of which contract neither of the contracting parties in this convention have any just cause to object, and the said persons or company shall, moreover, have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on...
Page 199 - ... the aforesaid period, such persons or company be not able to commence and carry out the proposed enterprise, then the Governments of the United States and Great Britain shall be free to afford their protection to any other persons or company that shall be prepared to commence and proceed with the construction of the canal in question.
Page 89 - Union, to that extensive tract of country which lies to the westward of the frontiers of the United States, the property of which was not vested in, or granted to, individuals at the commencement of the present war...
Page 280 - An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye; Give him a little earth for charity...
Page 224 - ... erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Page 199 - In granting, however, their joint protection to any such canals or railways as are by this article specified, it is always understood by the United States and Great Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same, shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid governments shall approve of as just and equitable...
Page 200 - IX. The ratifications of this convention shall be exchanged at Washington within six months from this day, or sooner if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed this convention, and have hereunto affixed our seals.