The Life, Speeches, and Public Services of James A. Garfield, Including an Account of His Assassination, Lingering Pain, Death, and BurialStinson & Company, 1881 - 384 páginas |
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... appears that one James Garfield ( or Gearfeldt ) , was given a tract of land on the bor- ders of Wales , near Chester , England , through the influence of Robert Dudley , Earl of Leicester . A natural inference would be that he had ...
... appears that one James Garfield ( or Gearfeldt ) , was given a tract of land on the bor- ders of Wales , near Chester , England , through the influence of Robert Dudley , Earl of Leicester . A natural inference would be that he had ...
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... appear to have descended to the pres- ent generation . It appears , from the old records , that Captain Gar- field's house and barn were burned on the night of March 29 , 168- , by his negro servant , Joshua , and on the night of April ...
... appear to have descended to the pres- ent generation . It appears , from the old records , that Captain Gar- field's house and barn were burned on the night of March 29 , 168- , by his negro servant , Joshua , and on the night of April ...
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... held up by parents in the neighborhood as examples of neatness and activity . It appears that Abram and his half - brother Amos , did not have a very easy courtship , so far 34 THE LIFE , SPEECHES , AND PUBLIC SERVICES.
... held up by parents in the neighborhood as examples of neatness and activity . It appears that Abram and his half - brother Amos , did not have a very easy courtship , so far 34 THE LIFE , SPEECHES , AND PUBLIC SERVICES.
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... families of those who knew her . It does not appear that the brave woman ever entertained the thought of following their advice . Her love was too strong , her capabilities for self- OF GENERAL JAMES A. GARFIELD . 51.
... families of those who knew her . It does not appear that the brave woman ever entertained the thought of following their advice . Her love was too strong , her capabilities for self- OF GENERAL JAMES A. GARFIELD . 51.
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... appears to have taken hold of labor with a heroic devoted- ness worthy of his mother . It is said that he and his mother actually attempted to complete the unfin- ished rail fence along one side of their farm , but she was too light and ...
... appears to have taken hold of labor with a heroic devoted- ness worthy of his mother . It is said that he and his mother actually attempted to complete the unfin- ished rail fence along one side of their farm , but she was too light and ...
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Página 214 - We, the people of the United States, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Página 218 - Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star ; Who makes by force his merit known And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne ; And moving up from high to higher, Becomes on Fortune's crowning slope The pillar of a people's hope, The centre of a world's desire...
Página 228 - Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause; and I shall do more whenever I believe doing more will help the cause.
Página 226 - I have never had a feeling, politically, that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.
Página 219 - In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me : As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.
Página 350 - Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking-off...
Página 369 - THOU art gone to the grave ; but we will not deplore thee, Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb ; The Saviour has passed through its portals before thee, And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom.
Página 329 - Republic; but by four millions of Republican firesides, where the thoughtful voters, with wives and children about them, with the calm thoughts inspired by love of home and country, with the history of the past, the hopes of the future, and reverence for the great men who have adorned and blessed our nation in days gone by, burning in their hearts — there God prepares the verdict which will determine the wisdom of our work to-night.
Página 228 - What I do about Slavery and the Colored Race, I do because I believe it helps to save...
Página 226 - I have often inquired of myself what great principle or idea it was that kept this Confederacy so long together. It was not the mere matter of separation of the colonies from the motherland, but that sentiment in the Declaration of Independence which gave liberty not alone to the people of this country, but hope to all the world, for all future time.