Speeches, Correspondence, Etc., of the Late Daniel S. Dickinson of New York: Including: Addresses on Important Public Topics: Speeches in the State and United States Senate, and in Support of the Government During the Rebellion; Correspondence, Private and Political (collected and Arranged by Mrs. Dickinson), Poems (collected and Arranged by Mrs. Mygatt), Etc, Volume 2G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1867 |
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... better come with a country preserved , than with a country divided and destroyed . We must fight battles , and bloody battles . We must call vast numbers of men into the field . We must not go as boys to a general training , with ladies ...
... better come with a country preserved , than with a country divided and destroyed . We must fight battles , and bloody battles . We must call vast numbers of men into the field . We must not go as boys to a general training , with ladies ...
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... better to fight the battle at the porch than at the altar . Settle the question there , and let it be disposed of there . Those men mean dis- union and nothing else . They have meant it for a great number of years . They care no more ...
... better to fight the battle at the porch than at the altar . Settle the question there , and let it be disposed of there . Those men mean dis- union and nothing else . They have meant it for a great number of years . They care no more ...
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... better to be taxed a half , or even to the full amount of all we possess , if we can maintain our ground , than to have the ploughshare of ruin driven over the whole , and destroy property and government together . I tell you , my ...
... better to be taxed a half , or even to the full amount of all we possess , if we can maintain our ground , than to have the ploughshare of ruin driven over the whole , and destroy property and government together . I tell you , my ...
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... better than they . Let them know they are to have no aid from the North and they will ground their arms . But let them think there is a party here to help them , and they will fight forever . You who cry out for peace should go for a ...
... better than they . Let them know they are to have no aid from the North and they will ground their arms . But let them think there is a party here to help them , and they will fight forever . You who cry out for peace should go for a ...
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... better apology to offer . But they are attempting to overthrow her who gave them existence , and nursed them on the lap of indulgence ; who fostered and trusted them , and placed arms in their hands to defend her , with which they ...
... better apology to offer . But they are attempting to overthrow her who gave them existence , and nursed them on the lap of indulgence ; who fostered and trusted them , and placed arms in their hands to defend her , with which they ...
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Page 302 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 5 - The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh ; 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die.
Page 84 - Truth crushed to earth, shall rise again The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among his worshippers.
Page 680 - There is no flock, however watched and tended But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying.
Page 155 - Men! with Mothers and Wives! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives! Stitch - stitch - stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with a double thread, A Shroud as well as a Shirt.
Page 93 - When beggars die there are no comets seen ; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.
Page 38 - The voluntary outpouring of the public feeling, made to-day, from the North to the South, and from the East to the West, proves this sentiment to be both just and natural.
Page 301 - In all its history it has been beneficent; it has trodden down no man's liberty ; it has crushed no State. Its daily respiration is liberty and patriotism; its yet youthful veins are full of enterprise, courage, and honorable love of glory and renown.
Page 92 - A weapon that comes down as still As snow-flakes fall upon the sod, But executes a freeman's will As lightning does the will of God ; And from its force nor doors nor locks Can shield you; — 'tis the ballot-box.
Page 104 - In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!