The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 110Atlantic Monthly Company, 1912 - American essays |
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... seemed as useless as a mirror with a curtain before it . Afterwards , however , when he had time to look he found in the mirror pictures enough . Among them was a picture of a bat- talion Latimer's battalion . ' Never , before or after ...
... seemed as useless as a mirror with a curtain before it . Afterwards , however , when he had time to look he found in the mirror pictures enough . Among them was a picture of a bat- talion Latimer's battalion . ' Never , before or after ...
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... seemed as if he might be quite one of us some day . His mother was very proud of having rear- ed him from seven months , and to this interesting fact in his early history she attributed all his many failings and eccentricities . After ...
... seemed as if he might be quite one of us some day . His mother was very proud of having rear- ed him from seven months , and to this interesting fact in his early history she attributed all his many failings and eccentricities . After ...
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... seemed set in its place among the worlds and fitted up for one great purpose- the making of my Johnny . This small life seemed to have become a centre of crystallization in the world of matter , hungrily assimilating its environment in ...
... seemed set in its place among the worlds and fitted up for one great purpose- the making of my Johnny . This small life seemed to have become a centre of crystallization in the world of matter , hungrily assimilating its environment in ...
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... seemed to me . I felt the picture was cheapened , - spoiled . And then you seemed to tell me it was n't . I wanted to be sure that was what you meant . ' She could have cried , or laughed , over the way the man was taking it . Here she ...
... seemed to me . I felt the picture was cheapened , - spoiled . And then you seemed to tell me it was n't . I wanted to be sure that was what you meant . ' She could have cried , or laughed , over the way the man was taking it . Here she ...
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... seemed as if I had settled down in a village of wild pigs and insulted the whole community . To begin with , squeaking incessantly , they seemed to be racing round and round in a circle , taking me for its centre . Then a number of ...
... seemed as if I had settled down in a village of wild pigs and insulted the whole community . To begin with , squeaking incessantly , they seemed to be racing round and round in a circle , taking me for its centre . Then a number of ...
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Page 603 - The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To preach deliverance to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed, To preach the acceptable year of the LORD.
Page 665 - SWIFTLY walk over the western wave, Spirit of Night ! Out of the misty eastern cave, Where all the long and lone daylight Thou wovest dreams of joy and fear, Which make thee terrible and dear, — Swift be thy flight ! Wrap thy form in a mantle gray, Star-inwrought ! Blind with thine hair the eyes of day, Kiss her until she be wearied out, Then wander o'er city, and sea, and land, Touching all with thine opiate wand.
Page 172 - Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.
Page 96 - April 8, 1865. GENERAL R. £. LEE, COMMANDING CSA Your note of last evening in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely; that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.
Page 535 - ... and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers nor their private horses or baggage. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.
Page 544 - After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.
Page 665 - Death will come when thou art dead, Soon, too soon — Sleep will come when thou art fled; Of neither would I ask the boon I ask of thee, beloved Night— Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon!
Page 401 - The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives, and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed.
Page 401 - GENERAL: I received your note of this morning on the picket line whither I had come to meet you and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal of yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army. I now request an interview in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for that purpose.
Page 394 - GENERAL: Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely: That the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.