 | Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - United States - 1865 - 568 pages
...and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will...government of law and stability. " I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmout you manifested your traits — neither of us .being... | |
 | Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - United States - 1865 - 574 pages
...and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will...government of law and stability. " I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested your traits—neither of us being near.... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - Cheyenne Indians - 1866 - 876 pages
...elevation; but if you can continue, as heretofore, lobe yourself— simple, honest, and unpretending—you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends,...government of law and stability. I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested your traits ; neither of us being near.... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1866 - 794 pages
...if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and uupretending, you will eajoy through life the respect and love of friends, and...government of law and stability. I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested your traits — neither of us being... | |
 | 1867 - 612 pages
...life the respect anil love of friends, ana the homage of millions of human beings, that will awird you a large share in securing to them and their descendants a government of law and stability. Until you had won Donelson, I confess I was almost cowed by the terrible array of uarchical elements... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 652 pages
...and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest and unpretending, you will...government of law and stability. "I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested your traits — neither of us being... | |
 | Edward Howland - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 670 pages
...and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, — simple, honest, and unpretending, —...government of law and stability. I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested your traits — neither of us being... | |
 | Albert Deane Richardson - Generals - 1868 - 664 pages
...and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation. But if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself — simple, honest, and unpretending —...government of law and stability. " I repeat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested your traits neither of ns being near.... | |
 | Henry Champion Deming - Electronic books - 1868 - 562 pages
...occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; • but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, — simple, honest, and unpretending, —...government of law and stability. I repeat, you do Gen. McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested your traits, neither of us being... | |
 | Whitelaw Reid - Ohio - 1868 - 1172 pages
...and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will...their descendants a government of law and stability." And it was frank to add: "My only point of doubt was in your knowledge of grand strategy and of books... | |
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You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself — simple, honest, and unpretending — you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends... 
