The North American Review, Volume 130O. Everett, 1880 - North American review Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 484 - Standing on the bare ground, my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball. I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the universal being circulate through me ; I am part or particle of God.
Page 229 - to abandon the idea. I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the sentiment of duty or propriety; and I am persuaded, whatever partiality may be retained for my services, that, in the present circumstances of
Page 333 - I am instructed to telegraph you as follows: The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive him south. Your army must move now, while the roads are good. If yon cross the river between the enemy and Washington, and cover the latter by your
Page 229 - I am persuaded, whatever partiality may be retained for my services, that, in the present circumstances of our country, you will not disapprove my determination to retire." He in substance told the American people that he had held the
Page 117 - in a single person. His style shall be 'President of the United States of America,' and his title shall be ' His Excellency.' He shall be elected by ballot by the Legislature. He shall hold his office during a term of seven years ; but shall not be elected a second time.
Page 311 - treated as high crimes; all unnecessary trespass sternly prohibited, and offensive demeanor by the military toward citizens promptly rebuked. Military arrests should not be tolerated, except in places where active hostilities exist, and oaths not required by enactments constitutionally made should be neither demanded nor received. Military
Page 470 - No. 182. By direction of the President of the United States, it is ordered that Major-General McClellan be relieved from the command of the Army of the Potomac, and that Major-General Burnside take the command of that army. By order of the Secretary of War:
Page 484 - I see the spectacle of morning from the hill-top over against my house, from daybreak to sunrise, with emotions which an angel might share. The long, slender bars of cloud float like fishes in the sea of crimson light. From the earth, as a shore, I look out into that silent sea, I seem to partake its rapid transformations : the active
Page 312 - me, and I will do so as faithfully as ever subordinate served superior. I may be on the brink of eternity, and, as I hope for forgiveness from my Maker, I have written this letter with sincerity toward you, and from love for my country. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Page 494 - there is a solid energy of reprobation which the poor and unfashionable will always admire : " Good-by to Flattery's fawning face; To Grandeur with his wise grimace; To upstart Wealth's averted eye; To supple office, low and high; To crowded halls, to court and street; To frozen hearts and hasting feet; To those who go, and those who come; Good-by, proud world! I'm going home.