Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln: The Story of a PictureHurd and Houghton, 1866 - 359 páginas |
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... doors were opened . " Behold , " said a voice , " how a Man may be exalted to a dignity and glory almost divine , and give freedom to a race . Surely Art should unite with Eloquence and Poetry to celebrate such a theme . " I conceived ...
... doors were opened . " Behold , " said a voice , " how a Man may be exalted to a dignity and glory almost divine , and give freedom to a race . Surely Art should unite with Eloquence and Poetry to celebrate such a theme . " I conceived ...
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... door of the official chamber , that door watched daily , with so many conflicting emotions of hope and fear , by the anxious throng regularly gathered there . The President had preceded me , and was already deep in Acts of Congress ...
... door of the official chamber , that door watched daily , with so many conflicting emotions of hope and fear , by the anxious throng regularly gathered there . The President had preceded me , and was already deep in Acts of Congress ...
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... door under the portico , awaiting the result of the in- quiry for the coachman , when a letter was put into his hand . While he was reading this , people were passing , as is customary , up and down the promenade , which leads through ...
... door under the portico , awaiting the result of the in- quiry for the coachman , when a letter was put into his hand . While he was reading this , people were passing , as is customary , up and down the promenade , which leads through ...
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... doors were thrown open , and the throng admitted and dismissed , as rapidly as possible . I was much amused and interested , later in the day , in a variety of characters who presented them- selves . First was an elderly lady , plainly ...
... doors were thrown open , and the throng admitted and dismissed , as rapidly as possible . I was much amused and interested , later in the day , in a variety of characters who presented them- selves . First was an elderly lady , plainly ...
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... doors . " The day following , by special permission of Mr. Lincoln , I was present at the regular Cabinet meet- ing . Judge Bates came in first , and , taking a package out of his pocket , said , " You may not be awire , Mr. President ...
... doors . " The day following , by special permission of Mr. Lincoln , I was present at the regular Cabinet meet- ing . Judge Bates came in first , and , taking a package out of his pocket , said , " You may not be awire , Mr. President ...
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Abraham Lincoln appeared army asked believe Cabinet called character Chase Colfax coln Colonel conversation dent door duty Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation engraving expression eyes face fact father feeling Fortress Monroe gentlemen give hand head heard heart hour human idea Illinois incident interest interview Judge knew lady length letter lived looked McClellan ment mind morning nation never nomination occasion once opinion painting Parbar party passed person pict picture Pres present President President's Proclamation Rebel rebellion reference rejoined remarked remember replied returned Robert Dale Owen Secretary of War Secretary Seward seemed sitting slavery slaves Sojourner Truth soldiers speech Springfield Stanton story Theodore Tilton things thought tion told took truth turned uncon visitors waiting walked War Department Washington White House words York York Tribune
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Página 118 - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Página 89 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Página 220 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Página 51 - In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law; but 'tis not so above; There is no shuffling, there the action lies In his true nature, and we ourselves compell'd Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults To give in evidence.
Página 51 - Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by. this sun of York ; And all the clouds, that lowered upon our house, In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
Página 59 - In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.
Página 50 - And like a man to double business bound, . I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect.
Página 50 - What if this cursed hand Were thicker than itself with brother's blood, Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens To wash it white as snow? Whereto serves mercy But to confront the visage of offence?
Página 85 - What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet.
Página 114 - Who beats his wife and a' that, Be nothing but a rascal boor, Nor half a man for a' that. It comes to this, dear Brother Burns — The truth is old, and a' that — "The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gold for a...