Word: orb
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Round as the orb of my forefather's shield...
...young gentleman was seated between Judge E. R. Hoar and Mr. Dana. There was a general discussion upon the merits of the candidate, which reached back and forward. This young gentleman - younger then than now - listened and gradually grew merry with the thought of the perturbation which the planetary orb of Butler was producing in the political system. He was not a friend of Butler - then or now - but the gravity of his companions at the table, instead of oppressing him, seemed to create a mirthful disposition. The character of Butler he did not greatly admire, and he no more...