Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 523
erance,and generally good judgment, and his circumspect life haveattained for him one of the foremost positions aniong modernstatesmen. But Ave think Palmerston better entitled to theplace we have given to Russell, as he is in every way thegreater man. Palmerston is the power behind the throne,and… … Furs. 091 to 701. Demosthenes, the most illustrious of an-cient orators, born in Pueania, near Athens,385 B.C.; died from poison, taken to avoidfalling into the hands of the Macedonians,Who tortured their prisoners, 322 b c. ^Eschines, the principal political oppo-nent of Demosthenes, was born at…
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