The Song of Kansas and Other PoemsG.W. Crane & Company, 1890 - 189 páginas |
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... reached her clothes . In that soft , still hour of midnight , Silent she dressed ; and with such fear Of bold intent , and to her heart so near , She dared not let the angels hear Her thought , lest them it might affright . Now past the ...
... reached her clothes . In that soft , still hour of midnight , Silent she dressed ; and with such fear Of bold intent , and to her heart so near , She dared not let the angels hear Her thought , lest them it might affright . Now past the ...
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... reached ; she knocked , and spoke In softest tone : " Is Rubin here ? " " Yes , " he replied ; " who do I hear ? " And then awoke ; but it was clear To him a dream his slumbers broke . A moment's hush , - she then replied : " Dress ! be ...
... reached ; she knocked , and spoke In softest tone : " Is Rubin here ? " " Yes , " he replied ; " who do I hear ? " And then awoke ; but it was clear To him a dream his slumbers broke . A moment's hush , - she then replied : " Dress ! be ...
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... To them was all the same ; The one who reached , and he who failed , Soon found what Tappan said : Is hunger of the soul , and wailed At last for heavenly bread . X. The star of Glory too doth pass Before our 112 The Song of Kansas .
... To them was all the same ; The one who reached , and he who failed , Soon found what Tappan said : Is hunger of the soul , and wailed At last for heavenly bread . X. The star of Glory too doth pass Before our 112 The Song of Kansas .
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... Reaching the heart I treasure ; For soon I found it proudly beating To mine in rhythmic measure ; — There was no trouble . If we look back in prose or rhyme , Why drawl it through the ages ? Give us the fire of present time , To burnish ...
... Reaching the heart I treasure ; For soon I found it proudly beating To mine in rhythmic measure ; — There was no trouble . If we look back in prose or rhyme , Why drawl it through the ages ? Give us the fire of present time , To burnish ...
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... reached is the fortieth degree of latitude . The earth is the best possible for all kinds of productions of Spain , for while it is very strong and black , it is very well watered by brooks , springs and rivers . I found prunes like ...
... reached is the fortieth degree of latitude . The earth is the best possible for all kinds of productions of Spain , for while it is very strong and black , it is very well watered by brooks , springs and rivers . I found prunes like ...
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Abolitionist ancient arms Barber beneath bird blood blow border ruffian bowie knife brave Cabeça charm cities Coronado Coronado's march Dapple dark dear deeds doth Douglas county earth fair fame fate fell fire flag flowers Free-Soiler Free-State Freedom friends Gihon glory gods gold golden Governor grave hair hand heart heaven heavenly hell Herald of Freedom holy honor Indian John Brown Kansas Affairs Kansas soil Kansas Territory land Lawrence laws Lecompte Lecompton Linn county lore Mexico mighty miles Missouri Mound City night NOTE o'er Osawanda Pardee Butler passed patriot peace pipe pipe of peace plain poem prayer Pro-Slavery Quivira race Reeder river Rubin ruffian sacred savage says shade slave slavery Slavery's soft Song of Kansas soul stand star story sweet sword tears tell Territory thought told took tread Treason tree truth vote waves wing
Pasajes populares
Página 159 - Holding, as they do, that slavery is morally right, and socially elevating, they cannot cease to demand a full national recognition of it, as a legal right, and a social blessing.
Página 158 - The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
Página 158 - African slavery as it exists among us — the proper status of the negro in our form of civilization. This was the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution. Jefferson, in his forecast, had anticipated this, as the rock upon which the old Union would split. He was right. What was conjecture with him, is now a realized fact. But whether he fully comprehended the great truth upon which that rock stood and stands, may be doubted. The prevailing ideas, entertained by him and most of...
Página 188 - Missouri and forcibly liberate the five slaves, together with other slaves. One of these companies I assumed to direct. We proceeded to the place, surrounded the buildings, liberated the slaves, and also took certain property supposed to belong to the estate. We, however, learned before...
Página 176 - ... in the execution of any legal process in his hands. The forces under your command are to be used for the sole purpose of aiding the sheriff in executing the...
Página 158 - Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man, that slavery—subordination to the superior race —is his natural and normal condition.
Página 160 - That we will afford protection to no abolitionist as a settler of this territory." " That we recognize the institution of slavery as already existing In this territory, and advise slaveholders to introduce their property as early aa possible.
Página 187 - William Robertson, William Colpetzer, Amos Hall, Austin Hall, John Campbell, Asa Snyder, Thomas Stilwell, William Hairgrove, Asa Hairgrove, Patrick Ross, and BL Reed, — were gathered up from their work and their homes by an armed force under one Hamilton, and without trial or opportunity to speak in their own defence were formed into line, and all but one shot, — five killed and five wounded.
Página 187 - Hamilton, and, without trial or opportunity to speak in their own defence, were formed into line, and, all but one, shot — five killed and five wounded. One fell unharmed, pretending to be dead. All were left for dead. The only crime charged against them was that of being Free State men.
Página 163 - I advise you, one and all, to enter every election district in Kansas, in defiance of Reeder and his vile myrmidons, and vote at the point of the bowie-knife and revolver. Neither give nor take quarter, as our cause demands it. It is enough that the slaveholding interest wills it, from which there is no appeal.