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He entered the House of Representatives in 1831, and for the remainder of his life, a period of seventeen years, he was the one grand figure in that assembly.
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Blaine describes a prominent figure's long tenure in the House of Representatives, emphasizing their significance in that assembly.
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The need of action and of energy so pressed upon him that he found no time to utter lamentation, none to indulge even in the most sacred personal grief.
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