| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...that the slaves, *'ith all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed. That affair, iu its philosophy, corresponds with the many attempts...them. He ventures the attempt, which ends in little slse than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John Brown's attempt at Harper's... | |
| Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1887 - 984 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon, and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
| William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
| William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 538 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
| William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 536 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
| Eli Thayer - Kansas - 1889 - 338 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, in all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
| Eli Thayer - Kansas - 1889 - 336 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, in all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed. That affair, in its philoso(" phy, corresponds with the many attempts related in history at the assassination of kings... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 526 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon, and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 528 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon, aud John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed....ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution. Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were,... | |
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