Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 19
... stood side by side on the perilous ridges of the battle . You now feel it a new bond of union that they shall lie side by side till a clarion louder than that which marshalled them to the combat shall EDWARD EVERETT . 19.
... stood side by side on the perilous ridges of the battle . You now feel it a new bond of union that they shall lie side by side till a clarion louder than that which marshalled them to the combat shall EDWARD EVERETT . 19.
Page 20
... stood and fell , these pleasant heights ; the fertile plain beneath them ; the thriving village whose streets so lately rang with the strange din of war ; the fields beyond the ridge where the noble Reynolds held the advancing foe at ...
... stood and fell , these pleasant heights ; the fertile plain beneath them ; the thriving village whose streets so lately rang with the strange din of war ; the fields beyond the ridge where the noble Reynolds held the advancing foe at ...
Page 28
... stood , Mr. Wikoff keeping close to me . At length his turn . came , and I was on the eve of doing my part , when the Presi- dent , seeing who was with me , and directing his eye towards him , exclaimed , before I spoke , and in a tone ...
... stood , Mr. Wikoff keeping close to me . At length his turn . came , and I was on the eve of doing my part , when the Presi- dent , seeing who was with me , and directing his eye towards him , exclaimed , before I spoke , and in a tone ...
Page 42
... stood near him , to wish him adieu ; and as the cars started , and he displayed his gray hairs , as he lifted his hat in token of farewell , you stood around with heads uncovered , too full of emotion to speak , in solemn silence gazing ...
... stood near him , to wish him adieu ; and as the cars started , and he displayed his gray hairs , as he lifted his hat in token of farewell , you stood around with heads uncovered , too full of emotion to speak , in solemn silence gazing ...
Page 65
... stood William M. Meredith , his Attorney- general , who died in 1867 , and now sleeps with his fathers . Calm and self - poised , he surveyed the gathering storm , advis- ing continued moderation . Such was my course in my " oc ...
... stood William M. Meredith , his Attorney- general , who died in 1867 , and now sleeps with his fathers . Calm and self - poised , he surveyed the gathering storm , advis- ing continued moderation . Such was my course in my " oc ...
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