The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 119Atlantic Monthly Company, 1917 |
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... young men . He rode into prominence on the shoulders of just such a mob as you saw at Lynch- burg , and no man knows how to handle such a crowd better than Mr. Johnson . Had he weakened , they probably would have hung him . ' It was the ...
... young men . He rode into prominence on the shoulders of just such a mob as you saw at Lynch- burg , and no man knows how to handle such a crowd better than Mr. Johnson . Had he weakened , they probably would have hung him . ' It was the ...
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... young gentleman come and stay at my house ? There are some young people there , and we will try to make it pleasant for him . ' I thanked Mr. Trenholm , and told him that I had recently been sleeping in the same bed with my friend , who ...
... young gentleman come and stay at my house ? There are some young people there , and we will try to make it pleasant for him . ' I thanked Mr. Trenholm , and told him that I had recently been sleeping in the same bed with my friend , who ...
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... young ' Mars ' Alfred , ' a boy of about my own age , whose health had broken down in the army and who had been sent abroad . I wanted the servant to leave the room so that I could rise . I was too modest to get out of bed in his ...
... young ' Mars ' Alfred , ' a boy of about my own age , whose health had broken down in the army and who had been sent abroad . I wanted the servant to leave the room so that I could rise . I was too modest to get out of bed in his ...
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... young officer who had taken part in the battle of Loos and escaped death by a miracle . All the party were silent except for an occasional remark or ejaculation . The officer was the eldest son of a large fam- ily and much beloved . In ...
... young officer who had taken part in the battle of Loos and escaped death by a miracle . All the party were silent except for an occasional remark or ejaculation . The officer was the eldest son of a large fam- ily and much beloved . In ...
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... young men who come back to us now and then after rubbing elbows with death for many months some- thing , but not a thousandth part of what we shall learn hereafter when the survivors come back in their millions . What is it we have ...
... young men who come back to us now and then after rubbing elbows with death for many months some- thing , but not a thousandth part of what we shall learn hereafter when the survivors come back in their millions . What is it we have ...
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Page 592 - Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair! Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed Your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu; And, happy melodist, unwearied, For ever piping songs for ever new; More happy love!
Page 393 - I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command.
Page 174 - Party will at once come to the assistance of its ally, and will conduct the war in common, and make peace in mutual agreement with it.
Page 306 - She wanders lowing here and there, And yet she cannot stray, All in the pleasant open air, The pleasant light of day; And blown by all the winds that pass And wet with all the showers, She walks among the meadow grass And eats the meadow flowers.
Page 394 - What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The Government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders.
Page 361 - And the lions over seas ; You have eaten ostrich eggs, And turned the turtles off their legs. Such a life is very fine, But it's not so nice as mine : You must often, as you trod, Have wearied not to be abroad. You have curious things to eat, I am fed on proper meat ; You must dwell beyond the foam, But I am safe and live at home.
Page 394 - I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticizing their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive again, could get any good out of an army while such a spirit prevails in it; and now beware of rashness. Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.
Page 650 - Conferences between the signatory powers shall be held from time to time to formulate and codify rules of international law, which, unless some signatory shall signify its dissent within a stated period, shall thereafter govern in the decisions of the Judicial Tribunal mentioned in Article One.
Page 752 - Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.
Page 175 - Should either High Contracting Party conclude a treaty of general arbitration with a third Power, it is agreed that nothing in this Agreement shall entail upon such Contracting Party an obligation to go to war with the Power with whom such treaty of arbitration is in force.