 | 1881 - 336 pages
...Nature. The real agreement between us is — we both say Liberty He is a great thinker, a marvellous orator, and, in my judgment, greater and grander than any creed of any church. Manhood is his greatest forte, and I expect to live and die his friend." THE BIJOU EDITION OF INGERSOLL'S... | |
 | Robert Green Ingersoll - 1902 - 660 pages
...orthodoxy with the ivy of imagination. Now and then he pulls for a moment the leafy curtain aside and is horrified to see the lizards, snakes, basilisks and...his forte, and I expect to live and die his friend. BEECHBR ON INGERSOLL. Question, What is your opinion of Colonel Ingersoll ? Answer. I do not think... | |
 | 1918 - 126 pages
...orthodoxy with the ivy of imagination. Now and then he puts for a moment the leafy curtain aside, and is horrified to see the lizards, snakes, basilisks and...his forte, and I expect to live and die his friend." The following is Mr. Beecher's opinion of Mr. Ingersoll : Question: "What is your opinion of Colonel... | |
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... vines blossom. His brain is controlled by his heart. He thinks in pictures. With him logic means mental melody. The discordant is the absurd. For years he has endeavored to hide the dungeon of orthodoxy with the ivy of imagination. Now and then he... 