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The Senator infused into his speech the venom sweltering for months,--ay, for years; and he has alleged matters entirely without foundation, in order to heap upon me some personal obloquy.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The Senator infused into his speech the venom sweltering for months,--ay, for years; and he has alleged matters entirely…”
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Sumner accuses a senator of spreading falsehoods about him to damage his reputation.
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