 | 1850 - 186 oldal
...public nor in private life known a more assiduous person in the discharge of his appropriate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what...but the pleasure of conversation with his friends. Out of the chambers of Congress, he was either devoting himself to the acquisition of knowledge pertaining... | |
 | Clement Moore Butler, United States. Congress. Senate - 1850 - 304 oldal
...public nor in private life known a more assiduous person in the discharge of his appropriate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what...but the pleasure of conversation with his friends. Out of the chambers of Congress, he was either devoting himself to the acquisition of knowledge pertaining... | |
 | 1850 - 762 oldal
...less of life in any pursuits not connected with the immediate discharge of his appropriate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what is called recreation, or employed less of life in any pursuit connected with the immediate discharge of his duty. He seems to have had no recreation... | |
 | 1850 - 414 oldal
...public or in private life known a more assiduous person in the discharge of his appropriate duties. He seemed to have no recreation but the pleasure of conversation with his friends. Out of the chambers of Congress, he was either devoting himself to the acquisition of knowledge pertaining... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 566 oldal
...public nor in private life, known a more assiduous person in the discharge of his appropriate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what...but the pleasure of conversation with his friends. Out of the chambers of Congress, he was either devoting himself to the acquisition of knowledge pertaining... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1853 - 566 oldal
...public nor in private life, known a more assiduous person in the discharge of his appropriate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what...but the pleasure of conversation with his friends. Out of the chambers of Congress, he was either devoting himself to the acquisition of knowledge pertaining... | |
 | Salem Town - 1855 - 492 oldal
...public nor in private life, known a moip assiduous person in the discharge of his appropriate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what...but the pleasure of conversation with his friends. 6. There was a charm in his conversation not often found. He delighted, especially, in conversation... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 808 oldal
...propositions, in the closeness of his logic, and in the earnestness and energy of his manner" — adding, " I have known no man who wasted less of life in what...is called recreation, or employed less of it in any pin-suits not connected with the immediate discharge of his duty. He seemed to have no recreation but... | |
 | Salem Town - 1857 - 524 oldal
...public nor in private life, known a more assiduous person in the discharge of his appropriate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what...but the pleasure of conversation with his friends. 5. There was a charm in his conversation not often found. He delighted, especially, in conversation... | |
 | 1857 - 656 oldal
...public nor in private life known a more assiduous person in the discharge of his appropriate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what...but the pleasure of conversation with his friends. Out of the chambers of Congress, he was either devoting himself to the 'acquisition of knowledge, pertaining... | |
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Sir, I have not in public nor in private life known a more assiduous person in the discharge of his appropriate duties. I have known no man who wasted less of life in what is called recreation, or employed less of it in any pursuits not connected with... 
