The Yale Review, Volume 3George Park Fisher, George Burton Adams, Henry Walcott Farnam, Arthur Twining Hadley, John Christopher Schwab, William Fremont Blackman, Edward Gaylord Bourne, Irving Fisher, Henry Crosby Emery, Wilbur Lucius Cross Blackwell, 1895 - American literature |
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... part of five millions . ' And a quiet voice said , ' Sold one million at 162 ... have sold the whole five millions . To their horror the bidder stood his ground and declared he ... taken by James Brown , a Scotchman , who was at that time a ...
... part of five millions . ' And a quiet voice said , ' Sold one million at 162 ... have sold the whole five millions . To their horror the bidder stood his ground and declared he ... taken by James Brown , a Scotchman , who was at that time a ...
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... had some heavy exporting houses among his ... they were on the verge of bankruptcy . Mr. Brown suggested that they might as well be ruined one way as another , and he ... part of the govern- ment's business , he said , to be the arbiter between ...
... had some heavy exporting houses among his ... they were on the verge of bankruptcy . Mr. Brown suggested that they might as well be ruined one way as another , and he ... part of the govern- ment's business , he said , to be the arbiter between ...
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... Having examined the whole of the testimony ( 434 pages ) , and the more important parts of it more than once , I am convinced that , if all the trades had been settled " on the square , " the Gould and Fisk party would have owed much more ...
... Having examined the whole of the testimony ( 434 pages ) , and the more important parts of it more than once , I am convinced that , if all the trades had been settled " on the square , " the Gould and Fisk party would have owed much more ...
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... part , not meaning to boast , but to encourage others , I may say , that legal and historical works - the one kind by way of relief to the other - have ... done , but he will hardly be moved to produce a greater num- ber within the same space ...
... part , not meaning to boast , but to encourage others , I may say , that legal and historical works - the one kind by way of relief to the other - have ... done , but he will hardly be moved to produce a greater num- ber within the same space ...
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... and then leave a still further advance to depend upon health and favoring circumstances . Or , as Prescott , Motley , and Parkman have done , we may let one dramatic episode , when fairly compassed and set forth , con- duct to another and ...
... and then leave a still further advance to depend upon health and favoring circumstances . Or , as Prescott , Motley , and Parkman have done , we may let one dramatic episode , when fairly compassed and set forth , con- duct to another and ...
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