 I have not allowed myself, Sir, to look beyond the union, To see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed...  Famous Orators of the World and Their Best Orations - Page 87by Charles Morris - 1902 - 639 pagesFull view - About this book
 | One of 'em - 1855 - 330 pages
...I have not allowed myself, Sir, to look beyond the Union, to sec what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances...below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in tt e affairs of this Government whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the Union... | |
 | Salem Town - 1855 - 492 pages
...I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances...see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of the government, whose thoughts... | |
 | P. A. Fitzgerald - 1855 - 296 pages
...I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances...when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asnnder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1855 - 520 pages
...myself, sir, to look beyond the union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I hav« not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty,...that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I havti not accustomed myself to hung over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 838 pages
...I have not allowed myself. Sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances...affairs of this government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the Union may be best preserved, but how tolerable might be the... | |
 | 1856 - 286 pages
...I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances...the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this Government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not... | |
 | William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 pages
...not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recesses behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving...the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this Government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 pages
...I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances...my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss liclow ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in the affairs of this government, whose thoughts... | |
 | 1856 - 282 pages
...might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preservingliberty, when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken...the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this Government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 808 pages
...I have not allowed myself, Sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances...precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short eight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in the... | |
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