| 1876 - 818 pages
...sweetness spread itself over his pale face, and then he said quietly, and with an expression of relief, " Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees." Aid then, without pain, or the least struggle, his spirit passed. A MARVELLOUS CASE OF EDUCATION. WE... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - 1863 - 324 pages
...order—'Pass the infantry to the front.' 'Tell Major Hawks to send forward provisions to the men.' 'Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees'—until at last his gallant spirit gently passed over the dark river and entered on its rest."... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - 1864 - 414 pages
...order — 'Pass the infantry to the front.' 'Tell Major Hawks to send forward provisions to the men.' ' Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees,' — until at last his gallant spirit gently passed over the dark river and entered on its rest." It... | |
| Elizabeth Collins - 1865 - 132 pages
...order, " Pass the infantry to the front," "Tell Major Hawks to send forward provisions to the men," " Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees," until at last his gallant spirit gently passed over the dark river of death and entered on its rest.... | |
| 1866 - 646 pages
...spread' itself over his pale face, and he said quietly, and with an expression, as if of relief, " Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees ;" and then, without pain, or ths least struggle, his spirit passed, from earth to the God who gave it. ART.... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - 1866 - 758 pages
...in the delirium that preceded death was : " Tell Major Hawks to send forward provisions to the men. Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." And thus passed over, the dark river and into eternal rest, the spirit of the great man, whose exploits... | |
| John Esten Cooke - 1866 - 498 pages
...away. His excitement disappeared, his features again became serene, and he murmured with a smile : " Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees ! " The moment had indeed arrived when the illustrious leader was about to pass the dark river which... | |
| John Esten Cooke - 1866 - 520 pages
...to "prepare for action!" But these clouds soon passed — his eye grew calm again — and, murmuring "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees I" he fell back and expired. Such was the de.nth of this strange man. To me he seems so great that... | |
| 1866 - 400 pages
...sweetness spread itself over his pale face, and he said quietly, and with an exprefsion of relief, " Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees,'1 and then without pain or the least stiuygle, his spirit pawed from earth to the God who gave... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - 1867 - 894 pages
...sweetness spread itself over his pale face, and he said quietly, and with an expression as if of relief, " Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees ; " and then without pain or the least struggle, his spirit passed from earth to the mansions of the eternal... | |
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