 Perhaps it did not occur to the nation of good and worthy people that, while they continued to sit comfortably at home and leave the true source of our political power (the " primaries ") in the hands of saloon-keepers, dog-fanciers, and hodcarriers,...  The Writings of Mark Twain - Strana 299podľa Mark Twain - 1915Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Samuel Langhorne Clemens - 1874 - Počet stránok 278
...moment — for a moment, that was all. The next moment he was calmly up and doing. From the centre of our country to its circumference, nothing was talked...Dilworthy was calm — what was left of him after the shell — calm, and up and doing. What did he do first ? What would you do first after you had tomahawked... | |
 | Mark Twain - 1915 - Počet stránok 349
...of saloon-keepers, dog-fanciers, and hodcarriers, they could go on expecting "another" case • 376 of this kind, and even dozens and hundreds of them,...at home and grumble would some day right the evil. J Yes, the nation was excited, but Senator Dilworthy was calm — what was left of him after the explosion... | |
 | Stuart Hutchinson - 1994 - Počet stránok 144
...of political power (the "primaries") in the hands of saloon keepers, dog fanciers, and hod carriers, they could go on expecting "another" case of this...dozens and hundreds of them, and never be disappointed (Ch.59). Dr Forest's conclusion in Chapter 44 of Playing the Mischief is that political corruption... | |
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