The End of an EraHoughton, Mifflin, 1901 - 474 páginas |
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... hand for them . I entered my name on the docket of humanity that night ; and , as the lawyers say , my cause was continued until the further order of the court . How do I know it ? I will tell you . Forty - five years later , at a great ...
... hand for them . I entered my name on the docket of humanity that night ; and , as the lawyers say , my cause was continued until the further order of the court . How do I know it ? I will tell you . Forty - five years later , at a great ...
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... of Accomack , " and Accomack means , in the Indian tongue , " The Land Beyond the Water . " He bore in his hand a long spear or harpoon , with a sharp- ened fish - bone or shell upon its point ; ·II THE KINGDOM OF ACCAWMACKE.
... of Accomack , " and Accomack means , in the Indian tongue , " The Land Beyond the Water . " He bore in his hand a long spear or harpoon , with a sharp- ened fish - bone or shell upon its point ; ·II THE KINGDOM OF ACCAWMACKE.
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... hand over those pasterns , long , limber , and without a windgall ; and do not overlook the cup - like , often unshod , hoofs . What say you to those sloping shoulders , that deep chest , and those well - rounded ribs , close coupled to ...
... hand over those pasterns , long , limber , and without a windgall ; and do not overlook the cup - like , often unshod , hoofs . What say you to those sloping shoulders , that deep chest , and those well - rounded ribs , close coupled to ...
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John Sergeant Wise. pathy more by subdued speech and close grasp of the hand than in actual utterance . A storm - stained gunner , clad in oilcloth , who had just made his landing from his goose - blind to ship his game to market , came ...
John Sergeant Wise. pathy more by subdued speech and close grasp of the hand than in actual utterance . A storm - stained gunner , clad in oilcloth , who had just made his landing from his goose - blind to ship his game to market , came ...
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... hands . Into the pens dashed the boldest and most active . Har- rowing was the squealing of the victims ; quick was the stroke that slew them , and quicker the sousing of the dead hog into the scalding water ; busy the scraping of his ...
... hands . Into the pens dashed the boldest and most active . Har- rowing was the squealing of the victims ; quick was the stroke that slew them , and quicker the sousing of the dead hog into the scalding water ; busy the scraping of his ...
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Página 127 - The foregoing articles shall not be construed so as in any way to encourage the overthrow of any State Government or of the General Government of the United States, and look to no dissolution of the Union, but simply to amendment and repeal, and our flag shall be the same that our fathers fought under in the Revolution.
Página 462 - O now, for ever, Farewell the tranquil mind ! Farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell ! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O, you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! lago.
Página 114 - He had a personal grievance, it is true; he had been brutally assaulted in that chamber years before, and his speech bore every mark of being the result of "The patient watch and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.
Página 135 - Tribune," the leading Republican journal of the North, contented himself with referring to Brown and his followers as " mistaken men," but added that he would " not by one reproachful word disturb the bloody shrouds wherein John Brown and his compatriots are sleeping." John A. Andrew, of Massachusetts, presided at a John Brown meeting, proclaiming that whether the enterprise was wise or foolish, John Brown himself was right. The next year, Mr. Andrew was elected governor of Massachusetts. The Northern...
Página 435 - ... There is no country. There has been no country, General, for a year or more. You are the country to these men. They have fought for you. They have shivered through a long winter for you. Without pay or clothes or care of any sort, their devotion to you and faith in you have been the only things that have held this army together. If you demand the sacrifice, there are still left thousands of us who will die for you.
Página 453 - General Johnston, General Sherman is a hog. Yes, sir, a hog. Did you see him take that drink by himself?
Página 131 - Let me say one word further. I feel entirely satisfied with the treatment I have received on my trial. Considering all the circumstances, it has been more generous than I expected.
Página 293 - It was a humble, earnest appeal that sunk into the heart of every hearer. Few were the dry eyes, little the frivolity, in the command, when he had ceased to speak of home, of father, of mother, of country, of victory and defeat, of life, of death, of eternity.
Página 294 - Resuming the march, the mile-posts numbered four, three, two, one mile to Newmarket; then the mounted skirmishers hurried past us to their position at the front We heard loud cheering at the rear, which was caught up by the troops along the line of march. We learned its import as General John C. Breckinridge and staff approached, and we joined heartily in the cheering as that soldierly man, mounted magnificently, galloped past, uncovered, bowing, and riding like a Cid. It is impost impossible to...
Página 299 - Another moment found me on my feet, trudging along to the hospital, almost whistling at thought that the next mail would carry the news to the folks at home, with a taunting suggestion that, after all the pains they had taken, they had been unable to keep me out of my share in the fun. From this time forth, I may speak of the gallant behavior of the cadets without the imputation of vanity, for I was no longer a participant in their glory.