Seward

[ soo-erd ]

/ ˈsu ərd /

noun

William Henry,1801–72, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1861–69.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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President Abraham Lincoln disagreed and famously said to Seward “one war at a time, please.”
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His weak and self-indulgent brother, Seward, followed his every command.
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Both Seward, Jr. and Bobby were drummed out of the company, leaving General Johnson in sole charge.
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Only Messrs. Seward and Bates hang timidly behind, waiting for stronger manifestations, ere they hang out their flags.
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A mild and lovely day on our island but in the bay a breeze from the north that would have made our rowing to Seward difficult.
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This reply he showed to Seward, then handed it 330to Stanton and ordered him to sign and dispatch it at once.
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Even Mr. Seward did not pretend to refuse liberty of unexpressed sympathy with either side to an utter foreigner.
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The volume contains one hundred and forty emanations from the pen of Secretary Seward.
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British Dictionary definitions for seward

Seward

/ (ˈsjuːəd) /

noun

William Henry. 1801–72, US statesman; secretary of state (1861–69). He was a leading opponent of slavery and was responsible for the purchase of Alaska (1867)

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