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Page 26
... beautiful capitals adorning the pilasters that sup- port this roof , to be reminded of my father's talent and to see his handiwork . " I left the scenes of my youth and manhood for the ' Far West ' because I was tired of the struggles ...
... beautiful capitals adorning the pilasters that sup- port this roof , to be reminded of my father's talent and to see his handiwork . " I left the scenes of my youth and manhood for the ' Far West ' because I was tired of the struggles ...
Page 45
... beautiful features of the old Confederacy beaten out of shape and comeliness by the brutalizing hand of war , and they will turn aside in disgust from the sickening spectacle , and become a separate nation . Fight twelve months longer ...
... beautiful features of the old Confederacy beaten out of shape and comeliness by the brutalizing hand of war , and they will turn aside in disgust from the sickening spectacle , and become a separate nation . Fight twelve months longer ...
Page 65
... beautiful Britisher , saluted her with almost kingly grace . As she left the White House she exclaimed to her escort , " Your republican President is the royal model of a gentleman . " [ April 9 , 1871. ] XIV . SHORTLY after the return ...
... beautiful Britisher , saluted her with almost kingly grace . As she left the White House she exclaimed to her escort , " Your republican President is the royal model of a gentleman . " [ April 9 , 1871. ] XIV . SHORTLY after the return ...
Page 77
... beautiful and so unique that I print them for the benefit of the readers of these hasty sketches . To add to their present value , it may be interesting to say that the verses subjoined are taken from an autograph copy , forwarded to me ...
... beautiful and so unique that I print them for the benefit of the readers of these hasty sketches . To add to their present value , it may be interesting to say that the verses subjoined are taken from an autograph copy , forwarded to me ...
Page 82
... beautiful lines , not often published , which he contributed to a lady's album : " If stores of dry and learned lore we gain , Close keep them in the memory of the brain : Things , dates , and facts , whate'er we knowledge call , There ...
... beautiful lines , not often published , which he contributed to a lady's album : " If stores of dry and learned lore we gain , Close keep them in the memory of the brain : Things , dates , and facts , whate'er we knowledge call , There ...
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