American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
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... looks like a grandee , and every poor scamp like a broken - down gentleman . I have often seen a man with a fine figure , and courteous manners , dressed in broadcloth and velvet , with a noble horse completely covered with trappings ...
... looks like a grandee , and every poor scamp like a broken - down gentleman . I have often seen a man with a fine figure , and courteous manners , dressed in broadcloth and velvet , with a noble horse completely covered with trappings ...
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... looks at nation , standing with mute lips apart , And glad Truth's yet mightier man - child leaps beneath the Future's heart . For mankind are one in spirit , and an instinct bears along , Round the earth's electric circle , the swift ...
... looks at nation , standing with mute lips apart , And glad Truth's yet mightier man - child leaps beneath the Future's heart . For mankind are one in spirit , and an instinct bears along , Round the earth's electric circle , the swift ...
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... look at this pretence of want of room . With twenty millions of people , you have about one thousand millions of acres of land , inviting settlement by every conceivable argument , bringing them down to a quar- ter of a dollar an acre ...
... look at this pretence of want of room . With twenty millions of people , you have about one thousand millions of acres of land , inviting settlement by every conceivable argument , bringing them down to a quar- ter of a dollar an acre ...
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... look as if it gave him special pleasure to do so . The gun was carried to the belfry and put together . We were not more than two or three hundred yards from San Cosme . little gun dropped in upon the enemy and created great confusion ...
... look as if it gave him special pleasure to do so . The gun was carried to the belfry and put together . We were not more than two or three hundred yards from San Cosme . little gun dropped in upon the enemy and created great confusion ...
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... looks , and their worn out and dilapidated garments showed that they had " seen some service , " and it proved that , though several lakes had been discovered , the Gold Lake par ... look at me ! 46 [ 1849-1850 Proviso and Compromise.
... looks , and their worn out and dilapidated garments showed that they had " seen some service , " and it proved that , though several lakes had been discovered , the Gold Lake par ... look at me ! 46 [ 1849-1850 Proviso and Compromise.
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Page 295 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Page 427 - Temple of Fame — There, with the glorious General's name, Be it said in letters both bold and bright: "Here is the steed that saved the day, By carrying Sheridan into the fight, From Winchester — twenty miles away!
Page 460 - I, , do solemnly swear, in presence of almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the union of the States thereunder ; and that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by Congress, or by decision of the Supreme Court...
Page 204 - If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
Page 426 - UP from the South at break of day, Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay, The affrighted air with a shudder bore, Like a herald in haste, to the chieftain's door, The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar, Telling the battle was on once more, And Sheridan twenty miles away.
Page 19 - New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth...
Page 577 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 136 - A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push...
Page 606 - In all the^ forms of government and administrative provisions which they are authorized to prescribe the Commission should bear in mind that the government which they are establishing is designed not for our satisfaction, or for the expression of our theoretical views, but for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of the people of the Philippine Islands...
Page 399 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.