Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln: The Story of a PictureHurd and Houghton, 1866 - 359 páginas |
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... Father , for- give them , for they know not what they do , " will the closing sentences of his last inaugural address resound in solemn cadence through the coming centuries . Truly and well says the London " Spec- tator " of that ...
... Father , for- give them , for they know not what they do , " will the closing sentences of his last inaugural address resound in solemn cadence through the coming centuries . Truly and well says the London " Spec- tator " of that ...
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... wife and two little boys , who had evidently been straying about , looking at the places of public inter- est in the city . As they reached the portico , the • father , who was in advance , caught sight SIX MONTHS AT THE WHITE HOUSE . 35.
... wife and two little boys , who had evidently been straying about , looking at the places of public inter- est in the city . As they reached the portico , the • father , who was in advance , caught sight SIX MONTHS AT THE WHITE HOUSE . 35.
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... father's cup full . " The Lord is with you , Mr. President , " he said reverently ; and then , hesitating a moment , he added , with strong emphasis , " and the people too , sir ; and the people too ! " The walk , of a mile or more ...
... father's cup full . " The Lord is with you , Mr. President , " he said reverently ; and then , hesitating a moment , he added , with strong emphasis , " and the people too , sir ; and the people too ! " The walk , of a mile or more ...
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... father had spent many months in the endeavor to have him released , with- out success . So many formalities and technicalities were in the way that he became completely dis- couraged , and appealed to me as his last hope . The boy was ...
... father had spent many months in the endeavor to have him released , with- out success . So many formalities and technicalities were in the way that he became completely dis- couraged , and appealed to me as his last hope . The boy was ...
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... father and son . Of course he had never heard of the case before . Considering the subject a moment , he said , " Come up - stairs by - and - by , and I guess we can fix it up . ” An hour later I entered his room , and gave him very ...
... father and son . Of course he had never heard of the case before . Considering the subject a moment , he said , " Come up - stairs by - and - by , and I guess we can fix it up . ” An hour later I entered his room , and gave him very ...
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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...